17-YEAR-OLD Pro Shaper TAZ joins the Pukas family

[tazsurfboards]

17-YEAR-OLD Pro Shaper, Taz Yassin (Shaping since about the same time he could walk), has been signed with his own brand by the biggest surfboard manufacturing company in Europe and of the biggest in the world.
Pukas/Olatu is responsible for Channel Islands, Lost, Chilli, Mark Richards, etc etc board manufacturing and distributing for the whole of Europe. And is home to some of the best shapers in the world, form Johnny Cabianca (Gabriel Medinas master shaper) to Peter Daniels (High performance design ambassador for SouthAfrica since before Taz was born).

And we are proud to announce Taz’s official union to that stable of elite Shapers starting 2014...

Here’s a video of his latest trip to the factory, in preparation for his 2014 TAZ surfboards catalog with Olatu/Pukas...

For more info on TAZ’s boards, travels and happenings visit :
Or follow him on instagram @tazshapes

[billie_morini]

Taz,
you've stated in your post that "Pukas/Olatu is responsible for Channel Islands, ....board manufacturing ...for the whole of Europe." Can you illuminate this statement, please? I'm curious because Channel Island surfboards is based in Santa Barbara, CA, which is my home town. When I visit their shop there has never been anyone named Pukas or Olatu in the shaping or glassing room. So, assuming your post is not hyperbole, you may be able to enlighten me.
thanks,
billie

[tazsurfboards]

Billie,
Pukas/Olatu isn't a pearson, Olatu is the name of the main surfboard manufacturing company in Europe, and Pukas is the name of the main brand that Zed company produces...
Apart from Pukas boards (The boards Gabriel Medina rides), they also manufacture Lost, CI, Chilli etc etc
Just because Channell islands was founded and is based in Santa Barbara, doesn't mean that all the C.I boards in the world are made in the same factory... C.I has to obviously outsource their work to make their designs available around the world. And thats what Olatu is, the responsible for producing C.I in Europe.
your welcome,
Taz

[billie_morini]

Taz,
thanks for clarifying this!
billie