Ian Sanders/Owner and IKO Level 2 Senior
Ian is the founder and owner of ExotiKite Kiteboarding. In 1998 he was teaching windsurfing in Los Barriles when his boss handed him an aluminum framed kite and reel bar and told him to learn to kiteboard because it was the next big watersport. He started teaching that year and in 2002 earned his IKO instructor certificate. He officially started ExotiKite Kiteboarding in 2006. He is also the head coach at our Baja Wave Camps in the Spring.
Megan O’Leary/Owner
Megan is co-owner and manager of ExotiKite Kiteboarding. She is an IKO level 2 instructor and the Baja Ambassador for Kiteboarding for Girls. She is also the founder and instructor of the ExotiKite Stand up Paddleboard Strength and Balance classes.
Mac Skaggs/Head Instructor
Mac has been teaching with ExotiKite Kiteboarding since 2006. He is our head instructor and go-to guy for just about everything. Also one of our instructors at the Baja Wave Camps, he is a professional strapless freestyle and wave rider, sponsored by North Kiteboarding.
Jose Paredes/IKO Instructor
Jose has been teaching at ExotiKite Kiteboarding since 2014. An essential at our Baja Wave Camps, Jose is an expert wave rider and one of our top strapless freestyle instructors.
Simon Cazaly/IKO Instructor & Dive Instructor
Simon has played a role in just about everything at ExotiKite, from manager to instructor. He originally came to Baja as a Dive Instructor and now owns his own dive business. Originally from England, his humor, charm and indepth knowledge will comfort any student.
Graham Cazaly/IKO Instructor Level 2 Senior
Graham joined the ExotiKite crew in 2014 from England. You will see him at the school everyday, eager to assist with gear or answer any questions you might have. He is a full time kiteboarding instructor spending his winters in Baja and summers in teaching all over the world.
Nika Martinez/IKO Instructor
Nika went through our Los Barriles Kiteboarding for Kids program and picked up kiteboarding quickly! He started off as an assistant with ExotiKite and then graduated with an IKO Instructor certification. Nika is always happy and stoked to help people get on the water and ride!
Justi Vonda/IKO Instructor
Justi is one bad-a** woman! She is a wildland firefighter during the summers and one of the most fearless women on the water during the winters in Los Barriles.
Justin Wagstaff/IKO Instructor
Erik Jensen/IKO Instructor
ExotiKite Kiteboarding • Calle 20 de Noviembre Local 2 • Los Barriles, Baja California Sur • 23333 • losbarrileskiteboarding@gmail.com • 541-380-0948