On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

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

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.2OF 10

Day

low

Permit are the hunt — wait for the next inch on the south side.

15 mph E · low slack

Where

  • Isabel Segunda harbor · 6.7channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
  • Esperanza banks · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
  • Culebra banks · 5.6hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
Open the Vieques brief

Right desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

5.3OF 10

Day

low

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

5 mph ENE · rain · outgoing

Where

  • Boca Paila · 6.6sand dropoff on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 5.5hard flat on a outgoing tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief