You don't need to be a fan of board sports to enjoy the latest documentary from Joe Berlinger, but if you are you'll certainly get plenty of added value from a film that acts both as a profile of windsurfing champion and all-round waterman athlete Robby Naish and as a triumph over adversity film.
Naish may not be a household name outside of the watersports community, but within it he is a trailblazer. Winning his first world championship at just 13 back in 1976, he is variously described by the assembled veteran talking heads, including Matt Schweitzer (the son of the inventor of windsurfing) and big-wave surfer Pete Cabrinha, as "a freak of nature", "a superhero" and "an insane competitor".
Now in his 50s, Naish, who has also excelled in kite surfing and paddleboarding, is still looking for challenges and is intent on taking his paddleboard to hunt and surf the longest.
Naish may not be a household name outside of the watersports community, but within it he is a trailblazer. Winning his first world championship at just 13 back in 1976, he is variously described by the assembled veteran talking heads, including Matt Schweitzer (the son of the inventor of windsurfing) and big-wave surfer Pete Cabrinha, as "a freak of nature", "a superhero" and "an insane competitor".
Now in his 50s, Naish, who has also excelled in kite surfing and paddleboarding, is still looking for challenges and is intent on taking his paddleboard to hunt and surf the longest.
- 8/15/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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