On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, January 18. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — flood St François and the lagoon — bones first, then a GT on the rim. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

21 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • St François flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Alphonse brief

Right desk

seychelles · Mahé

Inner islands / Mahé

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — Ste Anne and the inner edges — a GT, not the Alphonse photograph.

16 mph SE · incoming

Where

  • Ste Anne Marine Park · 6.7sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Mahé brief