On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, July 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Abaco

Abaco

8.2OF 10

Day

low

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

9 mph E · outgoing

Where

  • Great Guana ocean reef / bar · 7.4sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cherokee Sound · 7.0hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Little Harbour / south Abaco creeks · 6.8creek bight on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
Open the Abaco brief

Right desk

florida · Jupiter

Jupiter / Loxahatchee

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — wait; slack here is traffic.

10 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Juno Beach Pier · 6.4structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Jupiter Inlet · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Loxahatchee mouth · 5.9mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Jupiter brief