South Padre Island
Kiteboarding, Inc.
5208 B Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
email: bpadz@earthlink.net
phone: 956-772-1098
or 956-245-8343

Retail Store Open Daily
10am - 3pm
Kiteboarding lessons at South Padre Island Kiteboarding are taught the by most experienced team on the island. Our staff and certified instructors are all seasoned professionals with years of combined expertise and knowledge from diverse backgrounds. And we all love to kiteboard and WE LOVE TEXAS!

 

Brenda Davoren has been windsurfing forever and kiteboarding for six years. She has been in the active sports industry for 19 years as co-owner of North Shore Inc. NSI manufactures and distributes accessories for windsurfing, kayaking, wakeboarding and kiteboarding. She has been coming to the island since 1986 and learned to kiteboard here 6 years ago. She discovered the lack of adequate instruction or available gear and saw the opportunity to develop the sport on the island... the best place on the planet to learn to kite or just ride.

 

Cliff Stone is probably one of the best kiteboarders and instructors on the island. He has been teaching kiteboarding on the island for over 6 years and has competed in regional kiteboarding competitions. He spent a year in Maui Hawaii in the early years of the sport, passing the original teachers certification and taught in the first kiteboarding school in the US.

 

Kenny Minnotte is a certified PASA Kiteboard instructor and a seaworthy CAPTAIN. Kenny is able to give kiteboarding lessons in English and Spanish. He has been kiteboarding on South Padre Island since 2000. He is an avid kiter, windsurfer, skier and snowboarder. Formerly, Kenny was a certified PSIA Adaptive ski instructor and 'equipment czar' at Challenge Aspen in Snowmass, Co. As a Registered Professional Engineer he understands the technical aspects of kiteboarding. Interacting with students as they are learning the joys of the sport is what he likes best about instructing at South Padre Island Kiteboarding.

 

 

Raul Rodriquez spends his summers in Glenwood Springs, CO enjoying whitewater rafting and teaching both rafting and kayaking through Colorado Mountain College. What he looks forward to when teaching kiteboarding is the big smiles of his students, which brings him back to the days when he was a beginner.

Rauls skills as an instructor adapt to the student, involving breaking the procedures of the sport into easy, simple steps, to show and demonsrate the skills involved in kiteboarding. Originally from Mexico City, Raul can teach in English or Spanish.

 

 

Jay Musser has extensive experience teaching snowboarding and has been teaching kiteboarding at South Padre Island Kiteboarding for four years. He spends his winters in Vail Colorado teaching for Vail Ski School and summers in South Padre teaching and working for South Padre Island Kiteboarding. He has been a trainer and coach, World Cup Freestyle Judge, Demo Team Rider and Adventure Guide in the Snowboard Industry. His people skills and patience have helped a lot of students to advance their skills. This all adds up to a well rounded life of fun and adventure!
 

 

 

Rex Miller is an awesome kiteboarder and an excellent instructor. Rex is a Former World Champion Hang Glider and a pilot, he will always tech out with you on the aero-dynamics of kiteboarding and other technical aspects of the sport. Rex is a PASA certified instructor and has taught hundreds of people to kiteboard. Unfortunately Rex isn't with us full time anymore, but you never know when he may show up for an extended stay.