On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Wednesday, September 2. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Andros

Andros

6.6OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — west-side white sand — schools, then the double-digit singles.

7 mph E · rain · incoming

Where

  • West side white sand · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • East side ocean cays · 6.7hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Bights and creeks · 6.6creek bight on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Andros brief

Right desk

seychelles · Alphonse

Alphonse / St François

4.8OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the same sand as it empties; the GT still owns the edge. Work the leeward shore — fly gets harder.

25 mph ESE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • St François flats · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
  • Alphonse lagoon · 5.0hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Alphonse brief