Kiteboarding Instructor Bio:  
Jeff Weiss

  "Boat launch, Night session" , 
with a prototype kite on the Laguna Madre in SPI, TX. June 14th '05.  

         

 Lesson time Ft. Desoto Park. St.Pete, FL  '03           Back roll Jacksonville Beach, FL '01


 
LandBoarding and Trainer Kite Lesson on the South Flats. South Padre Island, TX '04

Certifications /Associations / Licenses

IKO Certified Kiteboarding Instructor  # 3144 
(International Kiteboarding Organization) 

P.A.S.A. Certified Kiteboarding Instructor 
(Professional Air Sports Association)

Wipika Certified Kiteboarding Instructor 
(instructor # 82)

U.S.C.G. Licensed Boat Captain 
OUPV (United States Coast Guard)

FKSA: Member and Previous SW Florida assistant Coordinator.
(Florida Kitesurfing Association)

A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer 
( American Council on Exercise)

A.C.E. Certified Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant
( American Council on Exercise)

Certified Windsurfing Instructor:  Basic, Advanced, & " Divisional Instructor Trainer" 
(Windsurfing Instructors of America)

Level 1 Certified Waterski Instructor 
US Water-Ski

On this page, I chose to include my complete BIO extending from Windsurfing Instructor to Personal Fitness Trainer to KiteBoarding Instructor.  Its the reason I originally selected the Business name "X-TRAINER" pronounced "Cross-Trainer".  Being fit allows you to do activities the unfit never experience, and learning a new activity or new sport makes it easier to learn the next one. Once you start doing 2 or more activities you are "cross-training".  One sport helps you increase your coordination for another and then you reach a point where you want to excel at your favorite sport(s) so you "head for the gym" to get in even better conditions and thus further your cross-training.  Got the idea?   Since 1983, I've been a "Trainer" of some type.  Teaching  windsurfing, and certifying Windsurfing Instructors for W.I.A.(Windsurfing Instructors of America). Teaching Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Sailing, Snorkeling, and Windsurfing for Seabourn Cruise lines, working full time as a self employed Personal Fitness Trainer, and in March 2000 adding Kiteboarding Instructor to the list and creating   "KITEMARE Kiteboarding".  Cross-training isn't just a good way to train, ... 
its a way of life!    
Now for the crazy part.  I think I may be the only Kiteboarding instructor that enjoys teaching
as much as I love to ride.  Most instructors are just in it for the money and during the 
lesson, their wishing they were riding.   "This Instructor is different. When I shift into Instructor mode, I become 1000% focused on my students and their success. Watching a new kiter do their first relaunch, body drag, or waterstart, fires me up in the same way as if I had just nailed 
a new trick!
Unlike many instructors , I truly LOVE to teach!   Teaching is undoubtedly my life's calling 
and passion. 
You'll notice that "Kitemare.com"  is focused on educating visitors, and leaving the retail
side as an added bonus.  
Bottom line:   "No one, can even come close to the energy and enthusiasm of a
Team Kitemare Instructor".  - Jeff Weiss

Next stop:  Meet another Team Kitemare Instructor:  Roberto Villate

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