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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Robert Staunton Naish |
| Born | April 23, 1963 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 |
| Sport | |
| 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.
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- ^ Clothier, Chris (June 18, 2021). "The only way is up: the irresistible rise of wing foiling". Financial Times.
- ^ "Robby Naish - The Longest Wave". Sail World. August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Robby Naish: the ultimate windsurfer and water sports icon". Surfertoday. September 13, 2021.
- ^ "A short history of the PWA World Tour". Surfertoday.
- ^ Rossingh, Danielle; Robertson, Shirley (April 23, 2018). "How Robby Naish conquered the waves and became an icon". CNN.