Robby Naish Explained
Robby Naish |
Full Name: | Robert Staunton Naish |
Birth Place: | La Jolla, California |
Occupation: | Athlete |
Years Active: | 1974-Present |
Height: | 5’10” |
Weight: | 175 lbs |
Spouse: | Bitsy Kelley (m. 1981, div. 1987), Kathryn Lipp (m. 1991; div. 2019) |
Sport: | Windsurfing, Kiteboarding, Stand-up Paddling, Foiling, Wing-Surfing[1] [2] |
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.[3] [4] [5] 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.[6] 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
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[7]
- 2012 “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Nuit de la Glisse
- 2017 National Sailing Hall of Fame [8]
- 2019 Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame Induction
- Founding Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy
- 6-time Surfer of the Year (German SURF Magazine)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Rise of Wing Sailing. September 8, 2020. Chris . Museler. Sailing World.
- Web site: The only way is up: the irresistible rise of wing foiling. Financial Times. Chris. Clothier. June 18, 2021.
- Web site: Robby Naish - The Longest Wave. Sail World. August 6, 2021.
- Web site: Robby Naish: the ultimate windsurfer and water sports icon. Surfertoday. September 13, 2021.
- Web site: A short history of the PWA World Tour. Surfertoday.
- Web site: How Robby Naish conquered the waves and became an icon. Danielle . Rossingh . Shirley . Robertson. CNN. April 23, 2018.
- Web site: https://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=35&tx_news_pi1[news=94&cHash=7e673f19d3cb300a3ee0586917713718 PWA Announces Windsurfing Hall of Fame Top Seven]. May 31, 2002. PWA.
- Web site: Robby Naish 2017 Inductee . Nshof.org . April 12, 2020.