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Alter, Hobie, 1933-2014

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Personal name headingAlter, Hobie, 1933-2014
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Variant(s)Alter, Hobart Laidlaw, 1933-2014
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedLaguna Beach (Calif.)
Birth date1933-10-31
Death date2014-03-29
Place of birthOntario (Calif.)
Field of activitySailing Surfing
Profession or occupationInventors Businessmen
Found inHolmes, Paul. Hobie, 2013: title page (Hobie) page 1 (Hobart Laidlaw Alter, born in Ontario, Calif. on October 31, 1933, known as "Hobie" ever since) back cover (Hobie Alter ... changed the entire cultures of surfing and sailing ... created an empire of surfboards, catamarans, monohull sailboats...)
Wikipedia, viewed Dec. 13, 2022 (Hobart "Hobie" Alter (October 31, 1933 - March 29, 2014) was an American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer, creator of the Hobie Cat catamarans, and founder of the Hobie company)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Alter>