Robby Naish
American athlete and entrepreneur (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Full name | Robert Staunton Naish |
Born | (1963-04-23) April 23, 1963 (age 61) La Jolla, California |
Occupation | Athlete |
Years active | 1974-Present |
Height | 5’10” |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Spouse(s) | Bitsy Kelley (m. 1981, div. 1987), Kathryn Lipp (m. 1991; div. 2019) |
Website | www |
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Sport | Windsurfing, Kiteboarding, Stand-up Paddling, Foiling, Wing-Surfing[1][2] |
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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.