Yacht delivery: Brisbane (Manly) to Panama City (La Playita)
8,204 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Panama City (La Playita).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,204 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 68.5 days
- 1,641 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 547 h
- Best months
- April to October
- Open deliveries on this route
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Fuel calculator
Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.
litres, about EUR
A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.
When to go
Best months for this passage: April to October. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.
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Passage notes
Via Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.
What will it cost?
Full estimate for this route: skipper and crew fees, fuel, berthing, provisions and crew travel.
Estimated total
€28,495.91 to €68,995.91
8,204 nm, about 1,240 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 81 to 96 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 81 to 96 days including weather margin and handover days | €16,200.00 - €38,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €11,520.00 |
| Fuel about 1,785 litres over 496 engine hours | €2,731.68 - €3,695.80 |
| Berthing 37 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,776.00 - €3,108.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,860.00 - €5,760.00 |
| Crew travel flights to BNE and back from PTY, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,296.00 - €3,072.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €792.23 - €1,920.11 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.