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I think we can safely say that this shark was not very hungry, or else I am sure it would have tried to knock the kayak around in the hopes of knocking the guy into the water.

Wrong. Sharks do not hunt human beings for food; attacks on humans are a case of mistaken identity. If we were the chosen prey for sharks, there would be a lot more attacks and far, far fewer survivors.

Wow, thanks for the information, but maybe you should share that bit of information with the families who lost loved ones to shark attacks after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during WWII. What follows is from site that has first hand accounts from back then.

"The U.S.S. Indianapolis was hit by a Japanese torpedo after it dropped off the atom bomb, on it's way back to sea duty. It was under strict radio silence so no one knew where they were. The ship sank in a matter of minutes and no word was sent out for help ( A mayday) or S.O.S.

The sailors, about 1100 of them were in the water for up to three days before Washington sent out search planes to see what was going on.

They found about 500 sailors still floating waiting for help. Many of the sailors were killed by sharks, it was the most or worst attack by sharks in history. Many men were pulled in, only to have the bottom halves of their bodies gone.

“Wrong. Sharks do not hunt human beings for food;”

Not normally, but I think, like most predators, once they’ve got a taste of one, that can all change.