Continuity mistake: In season 1 Hobbie was 13 and in season 2 he is 10 years old.
Continuity mistake: When Hobie is out on the jet ski with the older boys he ends up scraping his knee. When we see him the next day he is wearing shorts and there is no sign of a bandage or any scab on his knee.
Continuity mistake: A surfer snaps his neck while trying ride a dangerous wave. Afterwards the surfer is washed ashore. He is out of the water, but when the lifeguards arrive he is offshore again. (00:32:05)
To the Max - S8-E15
Continuity mistake: When Cody is visiting Lani in the hospital he writes "this is all my fault" on a pad of paper. The writing changes in between shots.
Lover's Cove - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: The window of the car is open when it crashes in the sea. But it is closed in the water.
Forbidden Paradise: Part 2 - S6-E20
Continuity mistake: The episode before Matt is in France and C.J. is with Cody, this episode it's like it never happened, the next one he's gone again.
Answer: No particular reason. She was an actress and wanted to pursue other things, like dramas and comedies. She was the Lifetime movie heroine during the 1990s.