Now surfers, that's a different story, swimmers too for that matter.
There are some likely factors as to why kiters have faired better than surfers. Still, there is some limited overlap in the two activities. I am happy that so far anyway, we have largely not been attacked while kiteboarding.
Despite all this as many have said before the probability of shark attack regardless of activity is LOW. This is underscored in a 2000 study.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks...achattacks.htm
I still think we focus too much on the issue of shark attack. That doesn't mean I don't believe in following reasonable precautions (i.e. avoiding active fish schools, e.g.).
Are many guys coming to Miami for Kite4Girls this coming weekend?