Included in this class of sailboats will be the Hobie Wild Cat. This 18-foot long high tech sailboat was developed by the Hobie Cat division in Europe and is fast becoming a favorite among the F18 ...

They were coached by Erika’s dad, Tom, who made the trip out to California. A Hobie Cat is a twin-hulled sailboat with fabric connecting the hulls. The light-weight, fast, catamaran-type boats ...

Hobart 'Hobie' Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the 'Hobie Cat' sailboat, has died aged 80. Alter passed away on Saturday at his Palm ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Hobart "Hobie" Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the "Hobie Cat" sailboat, has died. He was 80.

and by the mid-1960s he was living in a beachfront home where he discovered it was impossible to launch a heavy sailboat from anywhere but a marina. So he invented the lightweight Hobie Cat ...

PACKING THE KIDS up in a recreation vehicle with a Hobie Cat sailboat in tow and heading off to a mountain lake to camp may not be everyone’s idea of a vacation. But, as Tiburon’s Charles Froe ...

A podium decorated with Hobie surfboards and a Hobie Cat sailboat set the scene at Aliso Creek Inn and Golf Course, where deer roamed around the gathering. Old Woodies were parked on the course ...

The bronze statue looming over Jeff Alter had a serious, focused look on its face while navigating a small sailboat — not on the water, but on land. If Hobie Alter were around to see the ...

Select your boat to get started. A boat's history affects it's value—check the history of this 1984 Hobie Cat Corporation and avoid buying a previously damaged boat. Check for storm damage, accidents, ...

Hobie Alter, who was known as the Henry Ford of the surfboard industry for his manufacturing innovations and who went on to create the Hobie Cat — the popular double-hulled sailboat that was ...

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