Back in 1950, Hobie Alter was asked what he wanted to do with his life. Like most teenagers, he didn’t know the answer, but he was adamant about one thing: Whatever the job, he had to be able to do it on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway. Granted, those options were extremely limited, but Hobart “Hobie” Alter was a creative thinker. He knew that if he wanted to continue living his idyllic beach lifestyle, he’d have to create the opportunity himself. And that’s exactly what he spent the better part of his life doing, right up until he passed away peacefully Saturday at his retreat in Palm Desert, California, surrounded by family, at the age of 80.
By 1960, still in his 20s, Alter had become … More
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The sailing world lost one of its greatest visionaries this weekend when Hobie Alter passed away at his home. He was 80 years old. Impressively, Alter influenced virtually every aspects of sailing, from beach-cat racing to the America’s Cup, and is credited as being the father of the modern fiberglass sailing catamaran. Additionally, Alter helped crack the code on creating regatta experiences that were fun for all participants, not just those lucky souls standing on the podium.
Unlike many of his sailing peers, however, Alter first found his path to the ocean through his childhood love of surfing. This love became a loose ‘career plan’ that fused his woodworking skills with his passion for surfing, and eventually … More
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Larry Ellison sat in the quiet living room of his Woodside home and talked about what comes next, after winning the America’s Cup for the second time in September 2013, an epic victory being called “the comeback of comebacks.”
His vision for the next America’s Cup, detailed in a series of exclusive interviews over several months, involves the staging of … Pictures and more
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A crew of sailors attempting to break the record for the fastest time from New York to San Francisco has reached Cape Horn after 21 days. The record of 89 hours which stood for 130 years on the historic route has been broken many times since. The record that Maserati is trying to beat is the 1998 record that of Yves Parlier and Aquitaine Innovations set at 57 days and some hours.
The crew on board Maserati with Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini is a refreshingly international one although they are not your typical cruising sailors: Italians Guido Broggi, Corrado Rossignoli and Michele Sighel, Frenchman Sébastien Audigane, German Boris Herrmann, American Ryan Breymaier, Chinese Jianghe Teng and Spaniard Carlos Hernande … Pictures and more
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