Instructors

Melissa Mejia

Melissa is our school General Manager and current owner of SFKB. IKO certified, Mel specializes on female and children. She is very outgoing, patient and friendly. She speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Chris Bobryk

Chris is a Professional Kiteboarder sponsored by Best kites and now RRD. Chris has been to several competitions and has traveled to most kitespots around the world. Born in Michigan, he is America's favorite Kiteboarder. He has partnered with South Florida Kiteboarding and teaches all the advanced lessons. To find out more about Chris, click:

El Capitán

IKO certified. He is also a boat captain and sailor. El capitán has a lot of experience kiteboarding, he has a great attitude and a fun character. He speaks English and German.

Calon

IKO certified. Calon comes from a Brazilian background. He is a kiteboarder instructor and a Jiu Jitsu competitor. He is very polite, calm and patient. He speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Stefan Pantu

Stefan is the founder of SFKB. He started SFKB on 2002, he has taught hundreds of students to kiteboard and windsurf. He started to kiteboard when "no one knew what it was and we didn't even have any inflatable kites". He is an IKO and PASA certified kiteboard instructor and USW certified windsurfing instructor. Stefan is also an FAA Certified Private Pilot. He is fluent in English, French and Romanian.