On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, October 19. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — Current Cut and the east-side ocean flats — permit first, bones second.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 8.4hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Current Cut · 6.8channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.6OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — sit the falling pass and the first harbor drains; this is current water.

5 mph S · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 9.0pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 8.7sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.7grass flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Boca Grande brief