Nevin Sayre: Windsurfing Hall of Fame

A former pro windsurfer and longtime youth sailing organizer who lives in Vineyard Haven, MA, Nevin Sayre, 64, is among the elites of boardsailing being inducted into the Windsurfing Hall of Fame.

Originally a seasonal resident from Washington, D.C., where his father Francis Sayre, Jr. was dean of the Washington National Cathedral, Sayre learned to sail at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club and became a keen competitor in club races and regional regattas.

He was a teenager saving up for a Laser when he saw his first windsurfer, at a Cape Cod regatta after the junior sailing teams were sidelined by weather. Captivated by the speed and maneuverability of the new sailing boards, he quickly scraped up the money to buy his own from Edgartown windsurfing pioneer Platt Johnson.

“I was hooked from the get-go,” Sayre said. – Full report