On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

florida · Marathon

Middle Keys / Marathon

7.7OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — bayside basins until Vaca water turns.

7 mph E · low slack

Where

  • FL - Long Key State Park (Keys) · 7.5sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Seven Mile Bridge current · 6.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Vaca oceanside wrecks / patches · 6.4wreck edge on a low slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Marathon brief

Right desk

florida · Key West

Lower Keys / Key West

7.5OF 10

Day

medium

Permit are the hunt — make the run or wait; slack out here is expensive.

6 mph ESE · high slack

Where

  • Marquesas · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Keys / Content Keys · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  • Harbor Key Bank · 7.1hard flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
Open the Key West brief