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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships are sailing into Southwest Florida starting Nov. 1. This is the first time in 35 years Hobie and the International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) will host a ...

Tom Korzeniewski,left, of Liverpool, and wife, Susan, (right) are in Australia competing in the Hobie 16 World Championships. (Justin Yurkanin photo) Tom and Susan Korzeniewski, of Liverpool, headed ...

41 Hobie 16s present at Busselton in Western Australia. At the top World Champs Cam Owen & Susan Ghent lead over Gavin Colby & Josie Mark. 5 & 4 bullets each respectively, but a good gap established ...

Once upon a time there were many small catamaran one-design classes, often raced out of yacht clubs. The North American Multihull Sailing Association provided some structure, a handicap system for ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Sailors throughout the United States are vying for the 2018 Hobie 17 North American Championship and the Hobie Mid-Winter Regional title in the Mississippi Sound. The Ocean ...

July 9, 2007 Hobie is a name that's been associated with innovation in aquatic sports since Hobie Alter started creating boards for the fledgling sport of surfing in his father's garage more than half ...

The wind dipped below 20 knots for the first time this week on Antigua’s Hodges Bay where Sunsail’s Club Colonna is located. Race committee PRO, Luigi Reggio, whose main focus this week is on what he ...