On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Thursday, December 31. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

8.2OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally should be the day — the throats — this is why the week is booked.

Wind not in · outgoing

Where

  • Farquhar passes · 8.4pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Farquhar lagoon · 7.7hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.2OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

8 mph E · rain · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.6hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 5.6sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief