Some hopefuls only came to that after making the hefty purchase of a heavy-duty board, mast, sail, etc., etc. So where did ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered how some people are able to see opportunity where others have not? Mike LaVecchia is an entrepreneur. As the founder of Grain Surfboards, based in York and known around the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. – Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Mr. Alter died ...

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 ...

Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Alter died Saturday at his Palm Desert ...

In this undated photo provided Monday, March 31, 2014, by Hobie Designs, shows design innovator Hobart "Hobie" Alter. He helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Hobart "Hobie" Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the "Hobie Cat" sailboat, has died. He was 80. Alter died ...