(Two people...see the comments...have expressed doubt that it's Robby Naish in the photo. My world is shaken...I've seen this thing before and been told that it's Robby, but examing the original art with a magnifying glass (and blowing it up in Photoshop) provides inconclusive results. So maybe I screwed this up. The original post is below...meanwhile I'm going to search for an answer elsewhere. What follows is my original post:)
I was at my mom's place looking through a group of framed family photos when I noticed some old packaging stuck inside the back of one of the frames. I pulled it out and there was Robby Naish, on what looks like a late 80's Neil Pryde rig. The Babe Ruth of windsurfing in a stock photo...I wonder how many windsurfers bought the frame back in the day and just put it on their mantlepiece.
Don't think that's Naish........
Posted by: Jon | March 07, 2011 at 06:52 AM
don't remember Naish being with Neil Pryde
Posted by: Pete | March 07, 2011 at 06:53 PM
Me neither, Pete (I always remember Gaastra sails and Mistral boards). Making this an unusual photo. Do you think it's a Robby lookalike? I met Robby at an in-store appearance years ago...when questions on equipment came up he said "I don't just know my (Naish) stuff...I've sailed on everything".
Posted by: Michael | March 07, 2011 at 10:12 PM
can't quite tell from the small pic ,but it doesn't look like him.I'm sure he sailed a lot of different gear but when it came to photo shoots I'm sure he was on Gaastra.
Posted by: Pete | March 08, 2011 at 04:33 PM
Oh man...did I screw this up? Will search for additional info...
Posted by: Michael | March 08, 2011 at 05:14 PM
Could that be Ken Winner?
Posted by: mike J | March 09, 2011 at 08:44 AM
Dunkerbeck perhaps.......he was on pryde gear.Tempature is a little different here on LI ,compared to PR. BRRRRRRRRRRRRR JH
Posted by: John Hulse | March 09, 2011 at 05:39 PM
Missed you at the Bowl today, John. It may have been cold, but the air smelled like the Carribean...it was gorgeous, waves 4-6 feet.
Posted by: Michael | March 09, 2011 at 05:48 PM
air 44,water 40, doesn't smell caribean at all.I'll be waiting a bit,we had an excellant winter of wind, waves and warmth. JH
Posted by: John Hulse | March 09, 2011 at 08:38 PM
Robby was always with Mistral and therefore would have used Gaastra sails before he set up Naish Sails.
Posted by: Bunty | March 12, 2011 at 04:23 AM
..............also that is definitely not his stance on the board - never seen him standing like that even when he was just a 13 year old World Champ.
Posted by: Bunty | March 12, 2011 at 04:25 AM