Anna Maria on a North

[jaco]

hmm...so sound that that eastern side of anna maria is pretty sketchy, huh? I'm an experienced kiter but if i can avoid sketchy situations i do, saftey normally comes before fun. I'm going to be staying on the beach in bradenton for a few days after christmas. I'm really hoping for some wind with a west in it to kite right off the beach. I looked up a few different wind statistics that look like if it blows, it's almost always east, north east. In the case when the wind is east or NE, what are some good alternatives? I really like east beach at ft desoto but it's a bit of a hike and i know the crowds there can get outrageous. i "think" the closest ridable east spot is skyway south? like i said, i'm pretty wussy i want to ask some of you locals how it is as a user friendly spot? Shallow, plenty of room, and is the water flat? Thanks for your help!