On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Tuesday, September 5. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

seychelles · Farquhar

Farquhar Atoll

7.0OF 10

Day

low

Giant trevally are the hunt — the lagoon is a look; the pass wants water.

No wind reading · high slack

Where

  • Farquhar lagoon · 6.4hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Farquhar passes · 5.9pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Farquhar brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.0OF 10

Day

low

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

No wind reading · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 8.1sand dropoff on an outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 7.7hard flat on an outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief