I took Al Unser out on a Hobie the day before he became the first auto racer to go 200 mph around a closed-circuit track. We were only going about 18 mph, and you should have seen him hanging on… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
Give me a few hours, and I can teach anyone how to get in and out on a Hobie. To get to the top level of competition, however, takes years. On a 16- or 18-footer, the total weight between the… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
I took Al Unser out on a Hobie the day before he became the first auto racer to go 200 mph around a closed-circuit… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
In the surfing days, that was all there was for me. Sailing, starting around '68, it was kind of the same deal. I always… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
Give me a few hours, and I can teach anyone how to get in and out on a Hobie. To get to the top… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
In 1969, 'Life' magazine came up to me and said they wanted to do a little story on the Hobie, and I ended up… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
On the manufacturing side, surfing was a lot harder than sailing. You had to find guys who could shape, who could glass, and you're… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
The team we had, the Hobie Vita-Pakt Super Surfer team, you know, the Hilton boys were on there, Conrad Hilton's grandkids, and they were… — Hobart Alter Copy Share Image
