On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, July 7. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

puerto-rico · Vieques

Vieques / Culebra

7.4OF 10

Day

low

Permit should be the day — wait for the next inch on the south side.

14 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

florida · Boca Grande

Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor

8.0OF 10

Day

medium

Tarpon should be the day — the Pass — tarpon in the throat, then Gasparilla grass for reds and snook.

11 mph S · incoming

Where

  • Boca Grande Pass · 7.8pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side · 7.4sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
  • Gasparilla Sound · 7.3grass flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
Open the Boca Grande brief