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. In 2023 the Naish board business was sold to Kubus Sports.
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
2021 Windsurfing Hall of Fame Induction
Founding Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy
6-time Surfer of the Year (German SURF Magazine)
Naish Naish kites, windsurf and surfboard site
Robby Naish – The Windsurfing Podcast, windsurfing.tv, 16. September 2020
International Windsurfing Association biography