PONCE'S
PIVOT probably
occurred west of the Quicksands where there
is plenty of sailing room and bottom. A much
used passage in later years was Boca Grande
Channel as it was directly north of Havana.
Other channels were located near Key West
and between the Quicksands Shoal and Marquesas
Keys. All three trans-key channels gave 14
feet or more of depth at low tide but were
narrow, crooked and dotted with reefs requiring
detailed pilot knowledge. (National Ocean
Survey Chart 11439, three-fathom line enhanced)
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