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 ...

At age 52, Korzeniewski has won five North American Hobie Cat sailing championships — the last two with her young, teenage daughter, Erika, aboard as her crew. Next month, she's eyeing the 34th annual ...

The 41st annual Hobie Cat Fleet 204's Madcatter Regatta is set for this weekend on Oneida Lake. This year's event, a combination of competitive and social events for racers and spectators, kicks off ...

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 ...

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

You’ve got to spend money to earn money. That maxim seemed to hold sway with Lee County commissioners Tuesday, when they OK’d spending $250,000 in bed tax revenues to bring the Hobie 16 World ...

DANA POINT (CBSLA.com) — Thousands grabbed their boards and paddled out past the surf at Doheny State Beach Friday to honor sailing and surfing pioneer Hobie Alter. Friends and family told KCAL9's ...

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 ...