My name is Kevin Kemp-Smith, I live on Oahu in Hawaii having moved from New Zealand 10 years ago to the US to study sports medicine. I am an avid kiteboarder,surfer,student and part-time Physio (grad AIT 1996).

At this time I am in my dissertation phase of my doctoral studies and have developed an on-line questionnaire looking at participation, at all levels in kiteboarding, and the incidences of injuries within these groups.

My primary goal is to dispel some the myths about our sport and hopefully prove that it is a safe and enjoyable recreational activity.

In order to verify that this is a true academic project I would encourage you to follow up with the following contacts, so that none of you reading this will accuse me of fraudulent activities! Unfortunately I need to put this in, as in the US you need to cover all your bases.

Please check in with
Rick Issoi (moderator www.fksa.org/)
Oahu Kiteboarding Association Moderators ( www.kiteoahu.com/)
www.rmuohp.edu (my schools website in the US) or phone them and ask to speak to the registrar
Institutional Review Board Contacts provided on Consent Form

I do need to post on several forums in order to reach 241 returned responses, this would give me valid study data. That is why I reaching beyond the US to New Zealand. It is an on-line survey that is 100% anonymous and confidential.

Those interested can enter the survey through;

www.stats-consult.com/survey-signup.html

This is a unique investigation into our sport, with the findings to be published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine and on any of the websites that are willing to put it there.

I look forward to some responses from the New Zealanders and thanks for taking time to read this.

Aloha,

Kevin.

i'll fill it out if you let me stay at your place when passin thru Hawaii! milk with two sugars in the morning thanks.....