Purchased and sold MBS landboards twice over the last few years, with the same intentions as yourself.
Here what I've found:
A) There just isn't that much "well groomed" open land that isn't a Golf Course down here in South FL
B) The Ground/Earth just flat-out hurts to damn much when you bounce off it.
C) We have some of the Bluest , Warmest waters in the United States. With the luxury to ride in ANY wind direction w/in a 3hr drive
So pretty much "C" was my deciding factor!
Good luck with your quest
