Yacht delivery: Port Denarau, Fiji to Gibraltar
11,432 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Gibraltar.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 11,432 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 95.5 days
- 2,286 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 762 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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 May. 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 Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar. 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
€41,412.34 to €97,572.66
11,432 nm, about 1,728 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 112 to 132 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 112 to 132 days including weather margin and handover days | €22,400.00 - €52,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,840.00 |
| Fuel about 2,488 litres over 691 engine hours | €3,806.35 - €5,149.77 |
| Berthing 50 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,400.00 - €4,200.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,720.00 - €7,920.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAN and back from GIB, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Panama Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €2,300.00 - €3,200.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,792.00 - €4,224.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,153.99 - €2,718.89 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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