Yater Pivot
Renny Yater’s pivot fin, in three heights — upright, deep, and cut to plant the tail.A pivot fin is the upright end of the longboard spectrum: little rake, most of the area sitting under the board rather than trailing behind it, so the board turns around the fin instead of arcing away from it.
The Fin
Renny Yater’s pivot fin, in three heights — upright, deep, and cut to plant the tail.
A pivot fin is the upright end of the longboard spectrum: little rake, most of the area sitting under the board rather than trailing behind it, so the board turns around the fin instead of arcing away from it. Yater’s is the classic version of that template — hold ahead of release, planted ahead of loose — in solid fiberglass with a gloss and polish finish, in 8", 8.5" and 9".
How that reads
Depth and an upright trailing edge are what hold a nose ride together: the tail stays anchored while you walk forward, and the turn comes from pushing the board around a fixed point rather than drawing an arc. What it will not do is project down the line the way a raked fin does, and it will not let the tail slide.
Who it suits
Traditional logs surfed for time on the nose, and any longboard where a planted tail matters more than a loose one. The three heights are the same template; more depth means more hold.
If this is not the one
Two other Yater templates sit alongside this one: the Yater Classic and the Yater Spoon, both worth comparing before settling on a pivot outline.
Specifications
A low-rake, high-hold template in the classic Yater mold: the upright profile and generous area plant the tail and hold it down so the nose lifts, and the low rake makes the turn a tight pivot off the tail rather than a sweeping carve.
Put this on a classic log or noserider when planted hold and tight pivot turns matter more than drive down the line; walk to the nose and the tail stays planted, step back and it pivots around tight. If you want the same nose authority with more rake and drive off the bottom, the Wayne Rich Harmonic '67 is the more driving of the two.
Renny Yater's upright pivot single fin, made by True Ames in solid fiberglass with a gloss and polish finish. It is stocked in three sizes: 8, 8.5 and 9 inches. The template is low-rake with an upright profile and generous area, and it is intended for classic logs and noseriders.
Mentioned in the review — Wayne Rich Harmonic '67 · Yater Spoon — not something we carry.