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Old 04-01-2014 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Hey Timbo... Hobart "Hobie" Alton died yesterday... condolences.
Thanks, I saw that on my catamaran board. A true innovator and legend. A long time ago I saw a video of him explaining how they came up with the first Hobie Cat, he was a surf board builder, and he simply took two long surfboards, laid them side by side, picked them up to form a V and said, "Hey, we could glue these together and make a hull!"

Here's a quick history on his innovations;

Hobie Story - Part 1 - YouTube

And if you think this Foiling stuff is new, check out this Tri Foiler from about 30 years ago:

Hobie TriFoiler Promotional Video (Hobie Archive Video) - YouTube