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There are very few individuals whose contributions shape an industry and help create a culture. Hobie Alter, founder and driving force behind what we know today as the Hobie Company, was such a man. His contributions to sailing and surfing are now immediately recognizable icons, namely the sleek twin-hulled Hobie Cat catamaran he launched in the 1960s.

Moreover, Hobie Alter is one of a handful of individuals to have such name recognition that he is simply known as “Hobie” around the world. When this surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer passed away in 2014, the large group of friends, family, and employees he influenced over his long career united to launch a foundation to honor his memory.

The Hobie Memorial Foundation was founded in April 2015 to construct a monument to Hobie for a lifetime of contributions to the surfing and sailing industries—not only in Dana Point, California, where it all began—but across the globe. Designed by artist Lance Jost, the memorial will be a life-size bronze sculpture of Hobie sailing his Hobie Cat 14, and will be located in the city of Dana Point. In is expected to be placed some time in 2017.

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