On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, May 8. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — Boca Paila and the drains; tarpon live in the darker mouths.

6 mph E · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 7.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.9hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

8.7OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the lagoon sand, then the passes if the GT are up.

No wind reading · incoming

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 8.4hard flat on an incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar passes · 8.1pass jetty on an incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Farquhar brief