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American windsurfer Robby Naish.

Robby
Naish

United States

United States

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Windsurfing

A pioneer of kiteboarding who turned his hand to mastering SUP, the USA's Robby Naish's name is internationally renowned.

Date of birth

23 April 1963

Place of birth

La Jolla, San Diego, USA

Age

61

Nationality

United States

United States

Career start

1980

Disciplines

Stand Up Paddling / Windsurfing Wave / Kitesurfing Wave / Windsurfing Foil / Kitesurfing Foil / Wing Foil / Stand Up Paddling Foil / Foil Surfing

Robby Naish is windsurfing royalty and he's the first person to have gained long-lasting fame in the sport.

In 1968, his father, surfer Rick Naish, moved his family from California to Hawaii. There, he took up the exhilarating sport of windsurfing and, at age 13, won his first overall world championship title.