Yacht delivery: Cartagena to Nassau
1,668 nautical miles along the usual passage, via San Blas, Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest Channel. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Nassau.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,668 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 14 days
- 334 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 111 h
- Best months
- April
- 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. 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 San Blas, Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest Channel. 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
€7,323.99 to €17,681.14
1,668 nm, about 252 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 19 to 23 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 19 to 23 days including weather margin and handover days | €3,800.00 - €9,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,760.00 |
| Fuel about 363 litres over 101 engine hours | €555.52 - €751.59 |
| Berthing 10 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €480.00 - €840.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,140.00 - €1,380.00 |
| Crew travel flights to CTG and back from NAS, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €304.00 - €736.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €204.47 - €493.55 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.