[ricki]

Broward County really doesn't have any good flat or sheltered water areas. Biscayne Bay and the Miami Flats are your closest and best prospects for that.

The area shown (NE 16 St., Pompano), is a long time windsurfing launch and a regulated kiting area. There is a designated, buoyed launch corridor that riders are supposed to use to get beyond the swim buoys. We need to stay beyond the swim buoys until time to come in. There is a sign there listing the kiting rules.

The bar can get pretty shallow at low tide and there is all the boat traffic outside. We have had some banning issues here for sometime. It can be a bit calmer in side the bar and in the lee of the northern jetty but it can still be choppy. It isn't a great spot for nearshore downwinders given the past problems and current regs at the place. I would wait until and if the wind stays below 20 kts. this weekend. The forecast says it should do this a couple of times. 20 to 25 kts. plus isn't a great set of training conditions.