THE TEAM
Christophe Ribot
Founder and CEO of Miami kiteboarding
Started to kite in year 2000, Chris became one of first 35 IKO examiner
on the globe in 2006.
He has trained over 300 instructors and over 1,000 students, and totalized over 16,000 teaching hours,
He is ranked to the top 10 of IKO’s worldwide log records !
He is your master coach for high end private sessions.
English , French , Spanish
Soumia Khaldoun
Sales director - IKO Instructor
Ride since 2014 when she joined MKB.
Soumia has an extensive background as an entrepreneur and accomplished business woman.
There is not an item she wont be able to sell you…and you’ll end up buying 2. Cool, layback and quick to the joke for a fun lesson.
English , French
Raul Ramirez
IKO Instructor level 3 - Senior and Head instructor at MKB
Raul has been teaching with us since 2015.
Crandon has no secrets to him.
He can name every sea-urchin in the vicinity , even the rays obey him!
He is an awesome instructor with impressive experience which brought him sharp and acute teaching skills.
Kids, women, men, elderly private, dual, he has put so many students up
on a board riding with a large smile.
As a professional musician, his coolness and sense of communication comes naturally, makes you want to come back for more :)
Julien Bigourat
Senior instructor at MKB
After completing my B.A.’s in Sport Management, my passion for kitesurfing led me to get my kitesurfing, sailing boat, windsurfing and wakeboarding instructor’s degrees (French State diploma BPJEPS) awarded by the National School Sailing and Water Sports (ENVSN).
I have more than 12 years of experience teaching kitesurfing to different groups and levels (children and adults, French and other nationalities, individual and collective lessons, from beginners to more experienced),
Nick O'Bea
Wingfoiling instructor at MKB
Started kite board college clubs in 2001. Started teaching kite boarding in 2001 and partner of the kite house key West.
Partner of ocean freaks key West and Ecuador. Taught 1000's to kite board and 100's to wing.
Compete in sup foiling and tech rep for Axis foils.
Partner for NPN Foil Boards.
Florida native
Known as the foil guru. Take what ever you want from that stuff. I've been winging over 2 years.