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Since 1950, Hobie innovations have been changing the way we live, play and compete on the water. For Hobie Alter it all started with a big dream in a small garage. What followed was a new way of life in Southern California, and a new way of looking at our watery world. Hobie Polarized sunglasses have become an integral part of connecting sport enthusiasts to the water by providing a better kind of vision: clearer, sharper and more precise. Hobie Polarized is the only choice for active water enthusiasts. See the Hobie journey below.
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1950
Hobie Alter shapes his first surfboard
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1954
Hobie Alter opens the first surf shop in Dana Point, CA
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1958
Hobie Alter creates and introduces the 1st successful polyurethan foam/fiberglass surfboard
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1964
Hobie comes out with a line of skateboards
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1968
Hobie christens the first Hobie 14' Catamaran
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1970
Life magazine publishes a feature titled, "The Cat that Flies" and as another Hobie legend is created - The Hobie 16'
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1972
The Hobie Cat becomes the world's best selling Catamaran
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1982
Hobie Polarized is launched by Hobie Alter Jr.
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1984
Hobie Power Skiff 15' introduced
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1986
Tony Laurent & Daniel Pradel cross Atlantic on a Hobie 18'
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1987
Hobie Polarized adds copper and sightmaster lenses to the collection
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1994
Hobie creates the Float Cat! Pontoon Kick boat designed for fishing
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1995
The TriFoiler is Born! At speeds over 40 miles per hour, it's the world's fasted production sailboat
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1996
Hobie Introduces Body Boards, Snowboards and Water Skis
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1997
Hobie creates its First Kayak - The Pursuit
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1998
Hobie Mirage is born! The world's first pedaling kayak utilizing Hobie's new Hydro-Sail Drive
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2000
Hobie Surfboards Once Again Handcrafted in Capistrano Beach, CA
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2001
Hobie Cat Introduces the Outback Fishing Kayak
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2012
Hobie Polarized has its 30 Year Anniversary
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2013
Hobie Polarized Launches Polarized Sun Readers
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2015
Hobie Polzarized Launches the Hydro Collection
The Hobie Logo History