Prior to the Hobie Cat, invented by well-known surfboard maker Hobie Alter, sailing was for the elite. It was a sport reserved for members of yacht clubs who had the mega bucks it took to buy a big ...

Take advantage of real dealer pricing and shop special offers on new and used boats. Select your boat to get started. A boat's history affects it's value—check the history of this 1983 Hobie Cat ...

In the late 1960s surf-shop owner Hobie Alter (b. 1933) and some friends decided to design a catamaran. Easy to drag down a beach, fun to sail, and costing only $1,000, the Hobie 14 was an instant hit ...

July 9, 2007 Hobie is a name that's been associated with innovation in aquatic sports since Hobie Alter started creating boards for the fledgling sport of surfing in his father's garage more than half ...

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 Froeb can ...

How a small stretch of sand in Orange County transformed the sailing world … as told by Wayne Penn-Schafer, the man who was there. It’s quiet and glassy out on the reef at Poche. Every 20 minutes or ...