On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, August 10. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.8OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the Marls and Cherokee on foot, or the ocean cays by skiff.

9 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Cherokee Sound · 7.7hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • The Marls · 7.0hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.0sand dropoff on an incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

13 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 8.1pass jetty on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.8sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 6.2grass flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief