There is a company that owns the rights to his name…but it appears that it has taken a position of “survival” thru mediocrity, instead of it’s name sakes position of thriving thru innovation, creativity and…. lets not forget…FUN!
Certainly a great amount of gratitude is owed Hobie for starting this company.
To the contrary of "Seeker"'s opinion...
The current ownership at the helm of Hobie Cat has been VERY involved in "innovation, creativity and…. lets not forget…FUN!"
Anyone who has been watching this company grow, by leaps and bounds, over the last 15+ years would understand that. We have taken a company, on the decline, back to the top once again. This, with innovative, creative and fun products such as the Hobie TriFoiler, Hobie Wave, Getaway, Bravo and incredibly innovative and "FUN" Hobie Mirage kayaks. Our newer products also have a wider sales appeal. This is very important for the future of the company and certainly not "a position of survival".
Meanwhile the "current ownership" of the French facility and Hobie Cat name have continued to excel in the performance catamaran world as well.
This continued success of the Hobie Cat brand is quite evident to most anyone that is "on the outside" of
"Today’s catamaran environment"... which, but the way, seems to be a limiting factor for success today.
We at Hobie Cat are focused on the future. Meanwhile... we will continue to "innovate" and "create" "fun" for tomorrows catamaran environment.
