LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two words — surfboards and Hobie — were all but synonymous in the early 1960s, when teenagers who saw movies such as “Gidget” and “Beach Party” rushed to the shores of Southern ...

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 ...

DANA POINT, CA, USA, February 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hobie Surf Shops, an iconic and pioneering name in the world of surfing, proudly celebrates its 70th ...

This year marks 70 years since Hobie Alter’s old man got tired of the balsa wood chips in the garage, rented him a space in Dana Point, and the first Hobie Surf Shop opened its doors. An institution ...

Hobie Alter, one of the greatest innovators and most successful entrepreneurs in the history of surfing, died on Saturday after a long bout with cancer. Hobie Alter is widely remembered as the man ...

The store will be dynamic and always changing to offer our guests a sense of exploration, discovery, community, and WOW! A juxtaposition of the past and looking forward to the future.” — Jake Schwaner ...

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 ...