Callused hands have shaped boards for decades at the San Juan Capistrano workshop of Hobie Designs Inc., a pioneer in the quintessentially Southern California surf industry. But increasingly those ...

Not content with rescuing kayakers' tired arms with its highly efficient pedal-propulsion system, water sports specialist Hobie is now setting its sights on those who like to take to the water upright ...

Learn how to easily switch between forward and reverse using the Mirage Drive 180 on a Hobie Outback kayak. Improve your ...

With gas hovering around $5 a gallon and the green movement in full swing, what better way to access hard-to-reach surf spots than with a sailing kayak? After months of ogling over them online and ...

Spring is a great time to explore new places, as flood waters make it possible to get into places you can't normally reach.

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 ...

An exclusive early review of the 2015 Hobie Mirage Outback, with new Vantage Seat and kicked-up Bluefins. Fish tested too! In the final week of August it was my pleasure to join Hobie fishing product ...

When he was a young man, Hobie Alter had a clear vision of his future: He didn’t want a job that would require hard-soled shoes, and he didn’t want to work east of Pacific Coast Highway. He succeeded.