On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

bahamas · Eleuthera

Eleuthera / Exuma edge

7.6OF 10

Day

low

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

8 mph E · incoming

Where

  • Eleuthera east ocean flats · 7.3hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Current Cut · 6.6channel gut on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Eleuthera brief

Right desk

puerto-rico · Parguera

La Parguera / southwest

6.4OF 10

Day

low

Snook are in the mix — the village run is legal; the trees want current.

10 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Magueyes Island · 5.7structure piling on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Parguera mangrove cays · 5.2mangrove edge on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Parguera brief