Hobie Alter could have called it quits after his first surfboard, crafted from a heavy balsa wood in his father’s Laguna Beach garage. But, “he didn’t like that board,” said Dick Metz, who had met ...

Hobie Alter’s dad was fed up with the wood shavings making a mess of his Laguna Beach garage. So he bought a lot in nearby Dana Point – back when there was only a gas station and a small hotel with a ...

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From Hobie Cats and surfboards to kayaks and paddleboards, it’s safe to say that when many think of water sports, they think of Hobie. The iconic brand, which started in 1950 in Hobie Alter’s Laguna ...

Surfing off the California coast is as popular as it's ever been, from the party wave riders at Malibu, to the folks chilling at Doheny, where you can sit for hours in the lineup just waiting for the ...