Gottmore, you prefer Ft. Pierce in a west wind over the Intracoastal at Sebastian Inlet? I have ridden at Ft. Pierce and have thought about a road trip up to Sebastian often enough for strong west winds but have yet to make it. The ocean around Ft. Pierce Inlet is great for North to NE winds of course.
The Intracoastal is huge in Sebastian, with shallows around the Park pennisula.
http://tinyurl.com/56tu2
Sebastian Inlet
Click for aerial of Park:
http://www.usimaging.com/images/digital2_002.jpg
It seems much larger than Ft. Pierce with more fetch for the wind to clean up a bit after leaving the land to the west
http://tinyurl.com/4jruo
Ft. Pierce
You've ridden at both spots, what am I missing for westerly conditions?