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Surfboard, sailboat innovator Hobart 'Hobie' Alter dies in US at 80 - Emirates 24/7

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Surfboard, sailboat innovator Hobart 'Hobie' Alter dies in US at 80
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Hobart Alter, whose development of the foam surfboard and the "Hobie Cat" sailboat brought masses to the water, has died. He was 80. A statement on the Hobie sporting goods website says Alter died Saturday at his California home. A cause of death was ...

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