Hobie Surfboards

Hobie Surfboards Hobart "Hobie" Alter shaped his first board in his families Laguna Beach, Califonia garage in 1959. Hobie's first surfboard was made out of balsawood. This board combined Hobie's two great loves, wood and water. A couple of years later Hobie opened Southern Califonia's first surf shop at Dana Point, Califonia. In 1958 Hobie and his mate Gordon "Grubby" Clark (as in Clark Foam!) began experimenting with foam and fibreglass. They made surfboards that were lighter, faster and more reponsive then anything else before them. Demand for Hobie surfboards skyrocketed with everyone wanting to ride a Hobie surfboard. Hobie's original surf team was like the surfing hall of fame: Joey Cabell, Phil Edwards, Corky Carroll, Gary Propper, Peter Pan, Mickey Munoz, Joyce Hoffman and Yancy Spencer among many, many others including Bill Stewart! Hobie is rennown for its shaping innovations and meticulous attention to detailed which is still their trademark today. Riding a Hobie is like surfing your own little piece of surf history. Bell us on 01271 815 619 to speak to a REAL SURFER for REAL SURFBOARD ADVICE!

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Hobie Surfboards : 9'2" Hobie Henry Ford Surfboard Ref: HOBIE-92-HENRY This surfboard is designed for the man who does it all. From nose riding to carving big turns the Henry Ford Model was designed for great all around performance surfing. The Henry Ford model is a larger surfers performance board it has a good amount of volume, ample nose concave, double barrel concave in tail and rounded pin
	Quantity:   Price: £900.00
Hobie Surfboards : 9'4" Hobie Peter Pan Slug Surfboard : USA Import Ref: HOBIE-94-SLUG The Slug is probably Hobie's most popular board, designed buy American East coast legend "Peter Pan" model. This board was created for attacking the small conditions on Americas Eastern seaboard which is very similar to the conditions we get in the UK making it ideally suited to british waves. It is a great board for beginners and surfers getting back into surfing it's an absolute doddle to ride and catch waves whilst not being a dull lifeless board. If you don't have a grin from ear to ear when you catch a wave on this thing there is something seriously wrong with you. Despite its name Slug's it is an extremely fun board and shouldn't be over looked or underestimated IT ROCKS! Vital Stats:
	Quantity:   Price: £1,200.00
Hobie Surfboards : 9'6" Hobie Blackbird Surfboard - USA Import Ref: HOBIE-96-BLACK 9'6 green tint with triple stringer and red and black pin lines this is the daddy the most popular in the hobie line of all-round / performance boards The Blackbird has consistent flowing rocker, zero nose concave, rolled vee, tucked rails in the tail & a diamond tail. This board was designed for smooth fast surfing with great noseriding capabilities for the intermediate to advanced surfer. a good board for those slightly bigger days and for when you want to travel and the speed of sound! Direct form the Hobie factoy in Camino real. Vital Stats:

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