Our Kiteboarding Instructors

“Happy and
Safe Kiteboarding!”

John Arthur Manta Kiteboard Instructor

John Arthur

John Arthur has been MANTA’s Chief Kiteboarding Instructor since 1999. He has also been teaching Safe water sports in Southern California, the Caribbean, and Mexico for over 17 years.
He is an IKO and PASA Certified Kiteboarding Instructor and a Certified Scuba Diving Instructor with PADI, NAUI, YMCA & CMAS. He is also a professional Wakeboard instructor and certified CPR & First Aid Instructor.

His knowledge and sense of fun and adventure have helped shape MANTA into the world-class instructional facility it is today. John believes in presenting to each and every one of his students the safest and most practical approach to learning these exciting adventure sports.

“I want my students to finish each lesson with big smiles, a sense of accomplishment, a respect for safety and the knowledge that they truly learned more than the expected — and they do.”

John is also the primary leader of all the MANTA kiteboarding Trips & Excursions. Over the years, he has safely and enjoyably led hundreds of students on various water sport trips and excursions.

In short, if you want the best in kiteboarding instruction, trips, excursions or just information. Call MANTA and ask for, “John”.

“Happy and Safe Kiteboarding!”