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 ...

Step into the Hobie Surf Shop, and you’ll see the latest trends in surf fashion and boards for sale. But turn a corner, and you’ll be transported back in time. Hobie Surf Shops that dot the Orange ...

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’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 ...