St. Petersburg Kiteboarding

I got a funny email from John who is in St. Petersburg Florida right now working on a project that will keep him there for a few months. We'll be hooking up with John in Miami and Key West on our kiteboarding trip next month.

"Hey Chris,

I might look into taking a lesson here if I have time but I thought you would like this email about kiteboarding in St. Petersburg - (its just more motivation to stay on the board?!?!)"

>Are there Sharks in St. Petersburg?

Here is an email I just received from a local kiteboarder, fisherman & friend (wednesday 8-13-03) Yes, this is reliable.

Sharks - You know that bridge just north of the spot we kitesurf near the skyway bridge? I just found out that's the shark fisherman's favorite spot for catching bull sharks (the most aggressive sharks) they have been catching 10 ftrs at that spot almost daily. I was kayak fishing last night and encountered approx a 10-12 ft bull shark on the south side of the skyway on the edge of miguel bay channel, the thing freaked me out, I was even scared. I moved to shallow water asap after that (spooky) -one big fish- thing was thrashing next to me while sitting in the kayak and it's body was out of the water about one foot from me and at almost eye level. Were talking really scared, you ever almost get in a bad car accident? - you know that feeling - yikes). But I still kept fishing - yea baby!! - Alex