Skytoy is your source for training in the most exciting and least expensive form of flight, powered paragliding. We specialize in a combination of training and or touring in Baja Mexico.
Our sport is basically personal flight and no license is required. The equipment breaks down to fit in your car trunk and sets up in just a few minutes. With the paramotor on our back, we can do what conventional aircraft can't do. We can fly low and slow just feet of the ground for miles at a time. In Mexico we fly with total freedom due to endless miles of beaches and only a few inhabitants especially in Baja, Mexico. Come down to learn and or tour. The adventure is guaranteed to leave a lifelong memory.
Our sport is basically personal flight and no license is required. The equipment breaks down to fit in your car trunk and sets up in just a few minutes. With the paramotor on our back, we can do what conventional aircraft can't do. We can fly low and slow just feet of the ground for miles at a time. In Mexico we fly with total freedom due to endless miles of beaches and only a few inhabitants especially in Baja, Mexico. Come down to learn and or tour. The adventure is guaranteed to leave a lifelong memory.
Sign up for our next flying adventure to Punta Colonet (4 days) in Baja, Mexico. Next trip will be announced soon.
Please RSVP to this invite so that our group will know who is planning to attend. If I missed any pilots, please send them this page URL so they can submit their RSVP.
Colonet aka San Antonio Del Mar. A Paraglider's and Paramotor's Paradise
Just south of Ensenada in the state of Baja, Mexico, is my favorite destination for pg and ppg flying. Several times a year a group of pilots and I visit this area to do what we love, fly our paragliders. We free fly for hours in the ridge lift at about 300' msl. Sometimes the conditions are so perfect we can launch our paragliders from the beach. Throughout the day we mix in some cross country flights with our powered paragliders up and down the coastline.
The location is approximately 108 miles south of the USA Mexico Border (San Ysidro crossing) and 55 miles south of Ensenada. The latitude and longitude is N 31, 05, 40.68 and S 116, 18, 43.48. Click here for a link to driving directions and a map. Drive time from the border is about 5 hours. Other activities include digging for Pismo clams, hiking or off roading the sand dunes next to the campsite, fishing, campfires, kite boarding, and surfing. For a fantasy trip this is the place to go!
On our last trip this spring one of our pilots had this to say, "One of the best trips I’ve ever had. Will remember it for a long, long time! Thanks so much for the invite! Ernie"
If you want to drive down in a caravan, please meet at my condominium at 8 am on Friday, December 8th. We will depart at approximately 8:30 am. Please bring family talk radios with charged batteries so that we can communicate on the way down. We will stop at the Trailero taco stand for breakfast and then we will stop at the Pemex located in the south end of Ensenada for gas and ice.
This trip will likely be catered for breakfast and dinner starting for dinner on Friday through Monday's breakfast. The drinks are not included. It covers the kitchen staff, paper plates and utensils, food and clean up. A bargain!
Breakfast will most likely be breakfast burritos and fruit. Dinners will be traditional Mexican cuisine. Please mention in your reply if you plan on participating for the meal option. Payment will be paid directly to Raul at the end of the stay.
If any one is interested in private free flight or motored lessons, please contact me for details. I typically have paramotors available for rent ($150 per day). Tandem flights will be available as well. Other instructors are welcome to bring their students and demo gear.
As usual, this is an informal trip so bring your food or participate in the planned meals. Bring your drinks. Firewood can be bought from Raul the landowner. Camping is $15 per day per person and this includes hot showers and bathrooms. A hotel at the campsite with 6 rooms is ready for occupancy. The hotel rooms are very simple and have clean bathrooms and hot showers. Rates are $60 per night. There is a dining hall and kitchen that has a beautiful view out to the west overlooking the beach. Cooks are available to serve 2 meals a day. Reservations must be made for this service. Hotel rooms book fast. Get your reservation soon. Prices may not be accurate but seldom do they go up.
Other activities are digging for large Pismo clams, atv and motorcycle riding in the sand dunes, kite-boarding if it is to windy to fly. Or just relax and watch as others take off and land at the campsite. With proper supervision and instruction, this site is very beginner friendly.
Photos are courtesy of Jeff Hamann.
The location is approximately 108 miles south of the USA Mexico Border (San Ysidro crossing) and 55 miles south of Ensenada. The latitude and longitude is N 31, 05, 40.68 and S 116, 18, 43.48. Click here for a link to driving directions and a map. Drive time from the border is about 5 hours. Other activities include digging for Pismo clams, hiking or off roading the sand dunes next to the campsite, fishing, campfires, kite boarding, and surfing. For a fantasy trip this is the place to go!
On our last trip this spring one of our pilots had this to say, "One of the best trips I’ve ever had. Will remember it for a long, long time! Thanks so much for the invite! Ernie"
If you want to drive down in a caravan, please meet at my condominium at 8 am on Friday, December 8th. We will depart at approximately 8:30 am. Please bring family talk radios with charged batteries so that we can communicate on the way down. We will stop at the Trailero taco stand for breakfast and then we will stop at the Pemex located in the south end of Ensenada for gas and ice.
This trip will likely be catered for breakfast and dinner starting for dinner on Friday through Monday's breakfast. The drinks are not included. It covers the kitchen staff, paper plates and utensils, food and clean up. A bargain!
Breakfast will most likely be breakfast burritos and fruit. Dinners will be traditional Mexican cuisine. Please mention in your reply if you plan on participating for the meal option. Payment will be paid directly to Raul at the end of the stay.
If any one is interested in private free flight or motored lessons, please contact me for details. I typically have paramotors available for rent ($150 per day). Tandem flights will be available as well. Other instructors are welcome to bring their students and demo gear.
As usual, this is an informal trip so bring your food or participate in the planned meals. Bring your drinks. Firewood can be bought from Raul the landowner. Camping is $15 per day per person and this includes hot showers and bathrooms. A hotel at the campsite with 6 rooms is ready for occupancy. The hotel rooms are very simple and have clean bathrooms and hot showers. Rates are $60 per night. There is a dining hall and kitchen that has a beautiful view out to the west overlooking the beach. Cooks are available to serve 2 meals a day. Reservations must be made for this service. Hotel rooms book fast. Get your reservation soon. Prices may not be accurate but seldom do they go up.
Other activities are digging for large Pismo clams, atv and motorcycle riding in the sand dunes, kite-boarding if it is to windy to fly. Or just relax and watch as others take off and land at the campsite. With proper supervision and instruction, this site is very beginner friendly.
Photos are courtesy of Jeff Hamann.
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Testimonials:
"Casey,
What a fabulous trip...The friends, flying, food and fun made for a really joyous adventure. Thanks is no where near enough, but
THANKS ...you made it almost seem easy.
Sincerely,
Bill"
"Thanks Casey and everyone who attended! It was great to join up with old friends and make new ones. I look forward to
next time. Please stay in touch and feel free to contact me anytime if you want to make a trip to fly Sedona, AZ.
Scott Ritchie"
"Casey, I had such a great time and so looking forward to the next adventure!! Thanks again for all you’ve done in putting together such a fun trip, besides the incredible group of pilots and awesome flying the job Brent and flipper did topped off a perfect experience!
Chuck Rodelli"
"Just got back from a trip to Mexico with the boys. We had a group of 20 guys (and one gal) camped at a beach about 160 miles south of the border. The area is desolate and open. To the north are a large series of sand dunes. To the south, there are a long series of cliffs. We camped on a ledge just behind the beach area. The wind was generally ideal. We had many hours of ridge soaring on paragliders, quad riding on the dunes, powered paragliding all over the Baja coastline and inland, and the one day when the wind was blown out,
kite surfing for my buddy and I in epic kite surf conditions. We hired a couple to buy food and be the camp cooks. They brought gourmet food and we ate like kings at chow time. Our buddy Casey Cadwell organized the trip and it could not have been easier or more fun on the fun factor scale. Get up, eat the food, pick your toy of choice, and play, play, play. The nightly campfire gave us the chance to catch up on everyone's stories and get to know the other pilots, many of whom came from other states. At the end of the trip, we packed up and some of us spent the night at Casey's condo on the beach in La Salina. We were able to take that much needed shower and spend an evening at one of the nice restaurants in Baja watching Alex DePue and Miguel DeHoya do their incredible magic on the violin and guitar. They play contemporary music with a Spanish flair and really should be playing before 10000 people at the Hollywood Bowl
rather than 60 people in a restaurant in Mexico. They are that good. Look them up on YouTube and see what I mean. The final day I spent flying paramotors on the beach while my buddy Mark Taylor learned more about paramotoring and took a ultra light trike flight off the beach in front of the condo. We then hiked up the 600 foot La Salina ridge and I helped him launch for an epic ridge flight off the top. He spent quite some time soaring and chasing hawks before landing near the car in the LZ. I was a bit less fortunate. I blew a launch and my
paraglider fell into a rocky area. I went to pick it out of the rocks and stepped on a large rock to get to a specific spot. Unfortunately, the rock turned out to be unstable and tumbled down the cliff, taking me with it. I pushed off backwards to get out of its way but whacked my left knee hard before tumbling down about 15 feet. I had to cover my head as I was pummeled by the avalanche I created. I did a self-assessment and realized I'd likely sprained my knee but was otherwise fine. I decided flying down was the easiest course so I reset up and launched. Once in the air, the air was so buoyant I decided to enjoy the ridge and stayed up as long as I wanted and then bailed so I could get back to the Estados Unidos and take care of that knee. Our drive back turned out to be very easy because I screwed up and got in the wrong line. The line takes you to a spot where you either dump back into TJ but it also passes an expedited exit gate for those with special papers. Not wanting to pass an opportunity, we stopped at the gate and offered to pay an exit fee to go through the gate. With a slip of a 20, we were out in 5 minutes. Who can say they've EVER got out of a Mexican border in 5 minutes. We got home from Casey's in under 3 hours. What a great way to end a...well...near perfect trip.
Don't miss the next one!
Eric Chase"
THANKS ...you made it almost seem easy.
Sincerely,
Bill"
"Thanks Casey and everyone who attended! It was great to join up with old friends and make new ones. I look forward to
next time. Please stay in touch and feel free to contact me anytime if you want to make a trip to fly Sedona, AZ.
Scott Ritchie"
"Casey, I had such a great time and so looking forward to the next adventure!! Thanks again for all you’ve done in putting together such a fun trip, besides the incredible group of pilots and awesome flying the job Brent and flipper did topped off a perfect experience!
Chuck Rodelli"
"Just got back from a trip to Mexico with the boys. We had a group of 20 guys (and one gal) camped at a beach about 160 miles south of the border. The area is desolate and open. To the north are a large series of sand dunes. To the south, there are a long series of cliffs. We camped on a ledge just behind the beach area. The wind was generally ideal. We had many hours of ridge soaring on paragliders, quad riding on the dunes, powered paragliding all over the Baja coastline and inland, and the one day when the wind was blown out,
kite surfing for my buddy and I in epic kite surf conditions. We hired a couple to buy food and be the camp cooks. They brought gourmet food and we ate like kings at chow time. Our buddy Casey Cadwell organized the trip and it could not have been easier or more fun on the fun factor scale. Get up, eat the food, pick your toy of choice, and play, play, play. The nightly campfire gave us the chance to catch up on everyone's stories and get to know the other pilots, many of whom came from other states. At the end of the trip, we packed up and some of us spent the night at Casey's condo on the beach in La Salina. We were able to take that much needed shower and spend an evening at one of the nice restaurants in Baja watching Alex DePue and Miguel DeHoya do their incredible magic on the violin and guitar. They play contemporary music with a Spanish flair and really should be playing before 10000 people at the Hollywood Bowl
rather than 60 people in a restaurant in Mexico. They are that good. Look them up on YouTube and see what I mean. The final day I spent flying paramotors on the beach while my buddy Mark Taylor learned more about paramotoring and took a ultra light trike flight off the beach in front of the condo. We then hiked up the 600 foot La Salina ridge and I helped him launch for an epic ridge flight off the top. He spent quite some time soaring and chasing hawks before landing near the car in the LZ. I was a bit less fortunate. I blew a launch and my
paraglider fell into a rocky area. I went to pick it out of the rocks and stepped on a large rock to get to a specific spot. Unfortunately, the rock turned out to be unstable and tumbled down the cliff, taking me with it. I pushed off backwards to get out of its way but whacked my left knee hard before tumbling down about 15 feet. I had to cover my head as I was pummeled by the avalanche I created. I did a self-assessment and realized I'd likely sprained my knee but was otherwise fine. I decided flying down was the easiest course so I reset up and launched. Once in the air, the air was so buoyant I decided to enjoy the ridge and stayed up as long as I wanted and then bailed so I could get back to the Estados Unidos and take care of that knee. Our drive back turned out to be very easy because I screwed up and got in the wrong line. The line takes you to a spot where you either dump back into TJ but it also passes an expedited exit gate for those with special papers. Not wanting to pass an opportunity, we stopped at the gate and offered to pay an exit fee to go through the gate. With a slip of a 20, we were out in 5 minutes. Who can say they've EVER got out of a Mexican border in 5 minutes. We got home from Casey's in under 3 hours. What a great way to end a...well...near perfect trip.
Don't miss the next one!
Eric Chase"
