Yacht delivery: Port Denarau, Fiji to Panama City (La Playita)
6,758 nautical miles along the usual passage, via 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
- 6,758 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 56.5 days
- 1,352 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 451 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 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
€23,730.08 to €57,105.96
6,758 nm, about 1,021 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 67 to 79 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 67 to 79 days including weather margin and handover days | €13,400.00 - €31,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €9,480.00 |
| Fuel about 1,471 litres over 409 engine hours | €2,250.14 - €3,044.31 |
| Berthing 31 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,488.00 - €2,604.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,020.00 - €4,740.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAN and back from PTY, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,072.00 - €2,528.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €659.94 - €1,589.65 |
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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