2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
Detail Charts 11425 Intracoastal Waterway
11383 Pensacola Bay 1:30,000 Charlotte Harbor to Tampa Bay 1:40,000
11384 Pensacola Bay Entrance 1:10,000 11427 Intracoastal Waterway Fort Myers
11391 St. Andrew Bay 1:25,000 to Charlotte Harbor and Wiggins Pass 1:40,000
11402 Intracoastal Waterway 11428 Okeechobee Waterway St. Lucie Inlet
Apalachicola Bay to Lake Wimico 1:40,000 to Fort Myers; Lake Okeechobee 1:40,000
11404 Intracoastal Waterway Carrabelle to 11430 Lostmans River to Wiggins Pass 1:40,000 t
Apalachicola Bay; Carrabelle River 1:40,000 U.S. Coast Guard: Call for assistance
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11411 Intracoastal Waterway on VHF 16 or 2182 kHz. P
Tampa Bay to Port Richey 1:40,000 Stations:
11412 Tampa Bay and St. Joseph Sound 1:80,000 Cortez • St. Petersburg • Clearwater • Yankeetown
11416 Tampa Bay; Safety Harbor; Panama City • Pensacola
St. Petersburg; Tampa 1:80,000 For Emergencies, Florida Marina Patrol:
800-342-5367; cell: *FMP.
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Key West to Moser Channel
Anchorage: No all-weather anchorages on
Florida Bay side. During settled easterlies,
Tides p. 468, Differences p. 531
anchoring on the Bay works well.
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Currents p. 654, Differences p. 710 Waypoints
Pilotage: Marker 1 at Northwest Chan-
Northwest Channel Light and Bell Buoy 1
nel lies at the edge of the 5-fathom curve. 24 38.8N, 81 54.0W Fl G 2.5s 4M Green
ida – W
A 30nm run ENE to near Harbor Key Bank
runs clear of keys and reefs to the NW of a
Harbor Key Bank Light 43
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line from Key West to Bahia Honda Key.. 24 50.4N, 81 25.8W Fl 4s 5M 16ft
Vessels wishing to call at Boot or Vaca Keys
or pass through the 65ft bridge at Moser
Bullard Bank Light 2
Channel are advised to set a course at least 24 48.9N, 81 10.9W Fl R 4s 4M 16 ft
2nm N of the Harbor Key Bank light to avoid
shoals 2nm NNE of the light. Set a course to
John Sawyer Bank Shoal Light 3
avoid Sideboard and Bluefish Banks. Head 24 45.6N, 81 6.8W Fl W 2.5s 5M 16ft
S to pass just E of Bullard Bank Light, W
of John Sawyer Bank and E of Bethel Bank
Bethel Bank Light 20
Light. Pass between Bethel Bank and Knight 24 43.7N, 81 07.5W Fl R 4s 3M 16ft
Shoal to reach Moser Channel
Caution: Watch for a strong current set
Knight Shoal Light
when running from Bethel Bank to Moser 4 42.9N, 81 07.6W Fl W 2.5s 4M 16ft
Channel.
Bridge: Seven Mile Bridge, Fixed, Moser
Moser Channel Light 8
Channel Span 65ft vertical clearance. 24 43.4N, 81 10.2W Fl R 6s 4M 12ft
Vaca Key to
Caution: Watch for current set near bridge.
Bridge: Channel Five Bridge, Fixed, 65ft
Channel Five Bridge
vertical clearance.
Anchorage: In settled easterlies, anchor
Tides p. 468, Differences p. 531
in 9ft just N of E end of bridge or in Jewfish
Currents p. 654, Differences p. 710 Hole NW of Fiesta Key.
Pilotage: Approximately 1nm N of John
Waypoints
Sawyer Bank, turn E to Grassy Key Light 11. Grassy Key Light 11
Follow the ICW to Channel Key Pass and N
24 47.6N, 80 57.5W Fl G 4s 4. 16ft
of Old Dan Bank. About 3nm NE of Old Dan
Bank, turn S to Channel 5 Bridge. This route
carries 7-8ft in normal tides.
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