PALM DESERT, Calif. — Hobart Alter, whose development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat brought masses to the water, has died. He was 80. A statement on the Hobie sporting goods ...

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Hobie Alter, whose innovations helped thousands of people go surfing and sailing, died in California on Saturday at age 80. In the 1950s, Alter helped perfect a foam-core surfboard that revolutionized ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. - Hobart Alter, whose development of the foam surfboard and the Hobie Cat sailboat brought masses to the water, has died. He was 80. A statement on the Hobie sporting goods website ...

Sports reporter Oliver Kidman finds out just how exhilarating – and fun – it is to sail Hobie Cats in St Aubin’s Bay under ...

Hobart "Hobie" Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the "Hobie Cat" sailboat, died Saturday at his Palm Desert, Calif., home. He was 80.

His innovations helped thousands of people enjoy life on and in the water. Alter helped perfect a foam-core surfboard in the 1950s. Then he... Hobie Alter, whose innovations helped thousands of people ...

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PALM DESERT, California (AP) ― Hobart Alter, whose development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat’’ sailboat brought masses to the water, has died. He was 80. A statement on the Hobie sporting ...