• Source: Robby Naish
    • Robert Staunton Naish (born April 23, 1963 in La Jolla, San Diego, California) is an American athlete and entrepreneur who has won 24 World Championship Windsurfing titles. He is also considered a pioneer of kiteboarding and standup paddleboarding.
      In 1976, Naish won his first world championship in windsurfing at age 13 in the Bahamas. Since then, he has been featured in films, videos, news reports, and articles. In 1996, Naish founded Naish Sails Hawaii, which manufactures and sells sailboards, sails, kitesurfing equipment, stand up paddle boards and paddles, hydrofoils, foilboards, and wing-surfers.


      Sponsors


      Red Bull


      Awards


      1976 Windsurf World Champion
      24-times Windsurfing World Champion
      1998 Kiteboarding Slalom World Champion
      1999 Kiteboarding Slalom and Jumping World Champion
      2000 “Lifetime Achievement Award” and “Kiteboarder of the Year” at NEA International Sports Awards Munich, Germany
      2000 “Boarder of the Millennium” at the French Boarder Awards
      2002 PWA Hall of Fame Induction
      2012 “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Nuit de la Glisse
      2017 National Sailing Hall of Fame
      2019 Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame Induction
      Founding Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy
      6-time Surfer of the Year (German SURF Magazine)


      References




      External links



      Naish Naish kites, windsurf and surfboard site
      Robby Naish – The Windsurfing Podcast, windsurfing.tv, 16. September 2020
      International Windsurfing Association biography
      Robby Naish Red Bull

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