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After more than a year of experimentation, Alter unveiled the Hobie Cat. The 14-foot catamaran was light enough ... a pioneer of big-wave surfing, the art of turning a slab of balsa into an ...

Back in the heyday of Hobie Cat, when Hobie Alter himself was still hanging around the laid-back Southern California catamaran facility, the company came out with some unusual (for them ...

One of the many memorable events at this year’s edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival was the debut of the Wave 50 catamaran, a 50-ft (14.9 m) vessel with a radical design that was designed to ...

He also changed sailing by developing the “Hobie Cat” catamaran in the ’60s, which allowed the masses to enjoy the water with small boat that was easier to get in and out of the water ...

A Hobie Cat is a twin-hulled sailboat with fabric connecting the hulls. The light-weight, fast, catamaran-type boats come in various hull sizes: 13, 14, 16, 18 and 20 feet. For more on Fleet 204 ...

The bronze statue, named “Hobie Riding the Wave of Success,” is just the ... He also developed the affordable “Hobie Cat” catamaran in the ’60s, a small boat easily transported and ...

In the late 60s, Alter turned his focus to sailing and designed a lightweight sailboat inspired by the twin-hulled Polynesian catamaran. The more affordable Hobie Cat, which could be launched from ...

A decade later, his iconic Hobie Cat catamaran design opened the world of sailing to a wider audience. Alter died after a long fight with cancer, according to the Orange County Register.