OUR TEAM

OUR TEAM

The Surf Lifesaving del Sur Team are dedicated water safety advocates whom have spent decades promoting and training individuals in drowning prevention and aquatic lifesaving techniques. 

OUR FOUNDERS

  • Jimmy Canale wearing a navy cap and polo shirt with surf lifesaving logo outdoors with houses and greenery in the background.

    Jimmy Canale

    CO-FOUNDER /President

    Expert Trainer

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  • Laine Pepper walking on a sandy beach near the ocean, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, black sunglasses, a blue long-sleeve shirt with a logo, and red shorts.

    Laine Pepper

    CO-FOUNDER/Vice-President

    Head Expert Trainer

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Our Patrons

These honored and respected professionals have endorsed the principles of Surf Lifesaving del Sur. They have given the prestige of their names and positions to support Surf Lifesaving del Sur and to demonstrate the importance of professional lifesaving in Los Cabos and throughout Mexico.

Bomberos Volunteer Fire Chief, Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S.'


  • Comandante de Bomberos

    Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

Logo of the Bomberos Volunteer Firehouse, Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S.'

  • Presidente del patronato de Bomberos

    Cabo San Lucas, Baja California SurDesign Director

VOLUNTEER EXPERT TRAINERS

  • JOHN SANDMEYER on a boat over the ocean with blue sky and clouds

    CAPTAIN JOHN SANDMEYER (RET.)

    Marine Safety Captain, Lifeguard Services - San Diego Fire & Rescue

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

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  • TIM CICCHETTO A man wearing a black cap with the SLdS logo.

    TIM CICCHETTO

    Marine Safety Officer, Lifeguard Services - San Diego Fire & Rescue (Retired)

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer, since 2005

    *****
  • JONATHAN WADE wearing the SLdS ball cap.

    JONATHAN WADE

    Lifeguard Services - San Diego Fire & Rescue (Retired)

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer, since 2004

    *****

  • MARK FEIGHAN

    Lifeguard Services - San Diego Fire & Rescue (Retired)

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

    *****
  • MICHELE CANALE a blue collared shirt.

    CAPTAIN MICHELE CANALE (RET.)

    Lifeguard Services & Marine Safety Officer - San Diego Fire & Rescue

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer, since 2022

    *****
  • KARLI CANALE wearing a SLdS logo shirt.

    KARLI CANALE

    Seasonal Lifeguard - City of Solana Beach

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer, since 2021

    *****
  • TONY PERNICANOS wearing the official SLdS logo shirt and ball cap.

    CAPTAIN TONY PERNICANO (RET.)

    Lifeguard Services & Marine Safety Officer - San Diego Fire & Rescue

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

    *****
  • RYAN DAMMANN wearing a blue cap with the logo of Surf Lifesaving del Sur.

    OFFICER RYAN DAMMANN

    Lifeguard III Field Training Officer, Lifeguard Services - San Diego Fire & Rescue

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

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  • ERIC CARE A man wearing a black jacket with a sheriff badge stands in front of a red vehicle, smiling.

    SERGEANT ERIC CARE

    Lifeguard Services Sergeant - San Diego Fire & Rescue

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

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  • LANCE MENDOZA in sunglasses and a cap smiling, standing outdoors among tall green banana plants.

    LANCE MENDOZA

    Aquatic Stunt Professional

    Volunteer Surf Lifesaving del Sur Expert Trainer

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VOLUNTEERS

  • Mary Vail standing on a sandy beach with the ocean and cloudy sky in the background.

    Mary Vail, MBA

    Director of PR

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