Surfboard exhibit opens at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum opened a brand new exhibit this weekend for those fascinated by the history of surfboards.
The unique exhibit contains 11 replicas of historic surfboards shaped by Renny Yater and painted by Kevin Ancell and John Comer.
The display traces the history of surfing and the evolution of surfboard design alongside text and historic photographs of the early years of the sport. Most people look at those boards and say well they re not being used today. Well they were used thirty, forty, fifty, even a hundred years ago in some cases, said Yater.