I have been dreaming watching Mr Robby Naish pictures when I was a kid, and now watching his videos showing my kids, who is the king of windsurf. Thank you mr Naish for these videos, and developing new ways of having fun on the water
In the 80's I was windsurfing on a man made dam in the middle of Africa in water that was pumped out from the gold mines! All we had was the original windsurfers and some windsurfing magazines with Robby Nash. We tried to build boards like he was using and converted old surfboards but to young and no materials to make anything that was any good. Finally we got our hands on some shorter boards and fully battened sales and the world was ours! I made it to Maui once to fulfill the dream. Robby you lit the fuse for so many of us, It's great to see the videos, keep them coming even if they are just a few minutes!!
This video made me almost cry... Kanaha 25 years ago nostalgia...Maui where I lived, time flies by so ff in fast. Robby still out there, what an icon you are, .. mahalo.
Rayer Scarpensael Kanaha and Kuau 27 years ago were my spots. Always stopped on the highway at Hookipa on the way home to have a beer after a sesh at Kuau to watch US1111 shred Hookipa. Shocking how time flies.
@Sylvie van Eyk yeah luckily he made a brand out of his awesome skills showing us the way, so he can live at the level of his talent,otherwise he would be a car salesman or selling sandwiches at subway Maui. He deserves all of it for years of emotion and pushing the sport forward even at 57, bitch.
@Sylvie van Eyk Yes, he has a business. So what? He's also a living legend and icon in the windsurfing world much like Kelly Slater is in the surfing world. What's your problem, beeotch?
Same here. Taught the tourists to waterstart at the same spot. Used to do upwind coast runs to jaws in the summer with the boys before it was named that. It was kapu back then. We’d see it breaking driving from Haiku but no one surfed it then. Molokai crossings too.Great memories.
Robby, you will always be the KING of windsurfing to me!! I got inspired to get better at it back in the 80's from watching your videos on VHS so I guess that makes me like an old shoe now too lol! But i don't care... I still windsurf and still love it just like you even though I will never get to the level you're at. Long may you run! P+ L brudda... 😎🌴⛵
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="292">4:52</a> answered my question on whether it is possible to do a classic water start using a wing. 👍 Mind you, gotta remember that this is Robby Naish doing it (and in 30+ knots). The same Robby Naish who, years back had a video showing that it was indeed possible to uphaul a sinker. Inspired by that I managed to do it myself sinking to well over my knees on my 8 foot Gorge board and 4.0 sail. However only by quickly 'slicing' the sail up out of the water and sheeting in real quick to prevent the momentum causing me and the rig to topple over backwards. I came to the conclusion that for the 'trick' to work I needed enough wind that I probably could have water started anyway. Heart felt thanks Robbie for all you have done. Not many people manage to touch the lives of so many other in such a positive way. You are one of those few.
Robby, it's inspiration. 20 years ago I was in Kanaha and seeing these images brings back memories. Thanks for the video and being able to sail with the King is a huge pleasure. Mahalo!
These are good times that we can enjoy watching a legend in action like a bird perched on his rig. Amazing jumps Robbie, really enjoyed the video. Viewer from Texas here.
I went two weeks ago visit Rooby's mam in Kailua, just before closing her windsurfing shop after fourthy year in business....she gave me one of the silverware....Pan am hawaian windsurfing world cup plaque 1980 ... first windsurfing race in Kailua....lot of memories.... lucky to be part of it... Alooha from heavenly islands of Hawaii
Sitting here in NH, snow still on the ground, butt arse cold and I get a RU-vid Video of a picture of my former life on Maui : / Brought up all the great memories up of sailing all over Maui, but Kanaha was the usual spot. Head out to Uppers with some bro's, sail til you couldn't any more, pop your favorite brew and talk story. Life was good. Precious moments, glad I lived them, some of the best times of my life...
Awesome. Mr Naish, you were an inspiration for me when I was windsurfing every summer at Cape Cod Massachusetts in the 70’s and 80’s. I wanted to achieve your incredible skill !! It’s great to see you out there cruising!
Back in the late 70's and early 80's in South Africa we used to watch videos of you with your pink sails and aspire to even be a tiny bit as good as you! You certainly haven't lost it!
Thanks for the memories, I used to windsurf Kihei, rode wave top to wave top just like mogul skiing. Kanaha was much more challenging with the current and and the longer swells. Thanks again for the memories of Paradise.
Wow ! What a great vid! Thanks for sharing en inspiring me every time! I wish i could do that with my wife. So great . I got vivid merories of kanaha here in holland. The winds were so strong there that i changed boards and sail all the time. You,re the champ and my all time favorite !
Ik idem dito. Zowel windsurfen op het Ijsselmeer als op Maui heeft mijn hart, jammer dat dat eiland zo n klereeind weg ligt. Of ik daar ooit nog terugkeer..
Rayer Scarpensael tsja, Rayer, ik ben er 2 keer geweest (zomer en winter) en dat was geweldig maar vaar net zo lekker op de Friese meren. Niet te doen zo ver als dat is en heel veel te duur ook !
Ik heb er 1 jaar gewoond, 3 x een maand terug geweest en sindsdien 25 jaar afwezig snifsnuf... nostalgie 90ties... binnenkort te oud voor de golven ook nog, daarom hoedje af naar king Robby
@@rayerscarpensael2300 wow ! zelfs gewoond ! ik ben er in 2006 en 2007 geweest. Er komt zoveel lang op youtube dat het net is alsof het gisteren was. Hoe Robbie fit blijft is niet echt een raadsel als je in zo'n omgeving woont. Er zijn er daar zoveel van zijn leeftijd die nog super rippen ! Van de echte grote golven heb ik ook afscheid genomen en ben al blij met de Brouwersdam, Andijk of Friese meren. Daar voel ik me een stuk veiliger tegenwoordig.
great footage + would have loved to see a camera view from a boat/drone too. Robby is such a legend riding that choppy sea at what looks like 30+ knots + so effortlessly reading the water...
yeah I remember that one. Aerial shots were extremely expensive and Robby riding one of the old 3,8 m racing boards (impossible things to ride at high winds), the whole thing only in contact with water for the last foot or so, the rest just flying across all wake. Never saw anybody do that ever again...!
Thx for the amazing action vlog, champ. Nice to see you had fun. Amazing how contolled your lines are, due to so much chop and wind. When do you go out of the harness lines during race? when it is too gusty or only in front of a jump? Greeting from germany, Jan. HL
Amazing speed...in the windsurfing part...that were I can really appreciate the extraordinary level of windsurfing skills you have. With this kind of wind, I stay home, and if I am out sailing, I usually am so uncomfortable to try to minimize the power coming from the sail...I end up my session. On the video side, probably the camera needs a few more frames per second to be smoother.....it has difficulty to catch up, at least when watched on RU-vid 1080p.
Epic Robby! Was in Maui in 2001. Sailed Hookipa every day for a month! Good times, keep the videos coming! Can you still loop a Mistral Equipe? You once did it for a magazine shoot for fun 😂
Hi Robby, another great video total class, Just wondering how, where and when will it be possible to watch 'The Longest Wave' in the UK, when is it released or available over here please? Cheers
Slalom action on a wing. Excellent! By the way, the other day, you posted a photo or video titled "giving the old knees a workout" or something in the lines of.... Does the foil cushion the impact when you land on the water?
We in the Netherlands are fully open again, after being closed for 3 years or so. Been on the Big Island when I was 22, never had the money to come for a seconds time, i am 53 now. Dunkerbeck went to Bonaire.
Nice! I love watching your videos. I've never seen anyone wing-surf. It looks like it might be a little more intuitive and easier to control than a mast and sail. Or maybe not, I don't know, I'm a beginner (I can water-start).
Hey Robby, I'm very interested in the Lift 6.0 for very light-wind foiling as it goes on a 400cm mast. Would you recommend the Freerace or the Freeride one to get through lulls at best as possible ?
Hi Robby for Wing Surfing, is that the best foot strap set up, I have just bought some kit and set up the straps as if I was windsurfing? Great videos and speed
