On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Saturday, July 26. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — the Sea of Abaco edges as they empty.

5 mph SE · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.1sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.6creek bight on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 6.1hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

4.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — hold for the next push through the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

23 mph SE · rain · low slack

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 4.9pass jetty on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 4.0hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief