Roger Whitaker

Teaches at Captain Kirk's

Roger Whitaker is a registered professional engineer and also earned a degree at Northwestern School of Law, and currently works at two different careers - the first as an independent environmental engineering consultant, and the second as the owner/operator of West Coast Fleet Wash, Inc,, providing cleaning services to large truck fleets in Oregon and Washington. An avid kiteboarder since 1999, Roger first came to Captain Kirks in 2001 and knew immediately this was the place for him. A few trips later he signed on as a partner and has been enjoying his time at La Ventana even more, since building a beautiful rental casita and house at the resort. He also loves sportfishing at La Ventana and has caught a wide variety of species including sierra, roosterfish, dorado, tuna, sailfish, and marlin. Roger started teaching his daughter Makena to kiteboard when she was 12 years old. They both love Baja and the Gorge and together they plan on spending many more years enjoying the life that wind and wave sports have to offer. He is also an avid river angler and spends spare time in the summer fishing on the Deshcutes River, and kiting near his home at the Columbia Gorge, in Stevenson, WA.