MEET THE TEAM
The Yeew Crew surf team rides with Stoke & Aloha
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STEPHEN MOORE
Stevo on InstagramStevo grew up in Jacksonville Beach, FL and started surfing at age 12. He competed in ESA and NSSA, winning several contests in Florida and almost always finishing in the top three. In 2006 Stevo got 4th place in the East Coast championships. For NSSA in 2007 Stevo got 3rd place in the East Coast championships. In 2008 Stevo came to San Diego for the US surfing championships taking 1st place in the US for the Masters division. Also in 2008 Stevo won the overall season of the Mada Sun Diego summer surf series, got 5th overall for NSSA national surfing championships at Lowers, and got 1st place in the Surfing America SIMA USA surfing championships for the Masters division. In 2014 Stevo got 3rd in the US surfing Championships. In 2020 Stevo earned Wave of the Season for the Show your Fins photo contest. Stevo started riding Rat Surfboards in 2020. Stevo says: "The reason I wanted to surf for Rat is because he’s an amazing surfer and great person." Stevo's current sponsors right now are Rat and Yeew Crew, Kaohi, Indo Board, and Surface Sunscreen. Stevo has been a team manager for Cobian Sandals and Dunkelvolk Clothing, and is now the Surf Team Manager for YEEW CREW.
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NECIA SNOW
Necia on InstagramNecia Snow learned to surf in Santa Cruz 9 years ago and moved to San Diego shortly after. She loves sharing "The Stoke" and learning from adaptive surfers who she has coached over the years. The ocean holds some of her favorite memories and she's stoked to be a part of the YeeW Crew.
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Da RAT
Rat SurfboardsJeff “Rat” Battisti has been surfing all of his life. Da Rat founded Rat Surfboards over a quarter century ago in Encinitas, CA, and has been frothing ever since. Rat loves barrels, and is widely regarded as one of the best "pigdog" barrel riders in the world. Rat's mission with Rat Surfboards is to build sustained relationships with customers by producing the highest quality surfboards with an emphasis on high performance. All of Rat's boards are custom shaped for the individual surfer. Shaping for more than 25 years has allowed Rat to develop a unique style mixing old school feeling with new school moves. Rat's team philosophy encourages a healthy and positive lifestyle; have fun and rip!
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CAPTAIN OF THE COAST
Da Captain on InstagramDaron Case aka Captain of the Coast loves glassy barrels and is the premier shaka thrower on the West Coast. Da Captain started surfing Rat Surfboards in 2005 and went to new levels of stoke with the high performance boards that Rat cranks out from Encinitas, CA.
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BRADEN HAYNES
Braden on InstagramMy name is Braden Haynes. I'm 16 years old and born & raised in Encinitas, CA. I started my surfing journey 3 years ago. I've been riding Rat Surfboards for almost 2 years now and there's no end in sight! D St. is my favorite wave because of the barrels and the rampy air sections it brings! But If you don’t see me out in the water you might see me fishing along the beach or skating at the local park!