A Public Paddle Out and Remembrance on April 18 for Hobie Alter at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA. Photos by Mary Longpre. Click here for full report.

Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who started out shaping surfboards, and ended up shaping a culture, passed away peacefully at his Palm Desert home on March 29, 2014. He was 80 at the time of his passing. Click here for full report.