Hobie Classic

From $78.00 USD

The Hobie Classic is a timeless template that is well suited for a wide range of surf craft. Sporting a medium base, and full tip area, combined with generorake, the Classic offers fluid turnability alongside ample stability. The Classic name is well deserved for this versatile and enduring design. Whether you ride in a mid-length, speed shape, 2+1 or log, the Classic offers performance and predictability via the fthe size offerings. Hobie Alter was a legendary surfer, shaper, and businessman who grew up alongside the sport of surfing. He began shaping balsa wood boards as a teenager in 1950, opened up Hobie Surfboards – Southern California’s first surf shop in 1954, and in 1958 he and his buddy Gordon Clark invented the polyurethane foam surfboard. Between his innovations and timeless designs, Alter left behind a real legacy in the surfboard industry. Medium base and full tip area Designed for versatile single fins and 2+1 setups Solid fiberglass construction, gloss finish

Fin Construction: Solid Fiberglass
Designer Name: Hobart Laidlaw "Hobie" Alter
Designer Origin: Ontario, California; Laguna Beach/Dana Point, California
Designer Bio: Alter's design legacy is less about a single signature fin and more about building the modern platform fins evolved on: he helped drive the shift to lighter, faster, more responsive foam-and-fiberglass boards and scaled surfboard production. In 1958, working with Gordon "Grubby" Clark, Alter pioneered polyurethane foam blanks and fiberglass construction.

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