INTERVIEW

I interviewed Josh Noe a employee at Adventure Sports Miami whose been kite surfing for the past 9 years. Josh put extra emphasis on how kite surfing has changed his life getting him his job and most of his friends. I learned how Joshes least favorite about kite surfing was the amount of gear you need and how if you forgot little valve at the beach you couldn't do anything. I also learned that the average age of kite surfers is from 35-40 years old from a poll that he recently collected. Josh wished that there was more media portrayal of kite surfing so instead of getting just kite surfing sponsors for the event they could get sponsors like Red Bull and Gillette that would bring in a much more substantial amount of money. Josh also talked about the dangers of kite surfing and how the recent shark attack on a kite surfer in Stuart has been the only shark related fatality in kite surfing to this date.

http://www.kitesurfingnow.com/kitesurfing-safety/kitesurfing-dangers.shtml

http://kiteboardingmag.com/equipment/2009/11/02/the-gear-to-get-you-going/