Late in the afternoon of June 13, a strong storm rumbled through Jensen Beach. In a matter of seconds, an 83-mile per hour microburst severely damaged almost the entire Hobie fleet owned by the U.S.

May 13—WORTHINGTON — Hobie 16 Catamaran sails will hit Lake Okabena during Worthington's Windsurfing Regatta and Music Festival next month. The Hobie racers will be in a separate race course from the ...

Dozens of brightly colored sails appeared along the east shore of Onondaga Lake on Tuesday afternoon as skippers rigged their catamarans in preparation for the Hobie Wave 2023 North American ...

The sun was shining and a warm breeze rippled the water on a nearby lake. Bright sails flickered in the sunlight as Hobie catamarans, nicknamed Hobie Cats, skimmed across the water. In the middle of ...

Fifty years ago, Hobie Alter created the first-ever Hobie Cat catamaran on the stretch of beach in front of Wayne Schafer’s Capo Beach home. Schafer never could have imagined how far his friend’s ...

More than 150 Hobie Cat sailors are scheduled to compete in this weekend’s 36th annual Hobie Cat Fleet 204 Annual Madcatter Sailing Regatta, based at Oneida Shores County Park on Oneida Lake. Sailors ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Medical Examiners Office has identified the 57-year-old man who drowned when his catamaran overturned in waters off Kualoa Ranch last week as John Ross-Duggan — an accomplished sailor. The website ...

In this undated photo provided Monday, March 31, 2014, by Hobie Designs, shows design innovator Hobart "Hobie" Alter. He helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam ...

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 ...