Yacht delivery: Port Denarau, Fiji to Seattle
6,851 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Seattle.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,851 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 57.5 days
- 1,370 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 457 h
- Best months
- May to September
- 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: May to September. 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, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. 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
€24,045.96 to €58,408.15
6,851 nm, about 1,035 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 68 to 81 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 68 to 81 days including weather margin and handover days | €13,600.00 - €32,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €9,720.00 |
| Fuel about 1,491 litres over 414 engine hours | €2,281.28 - €3,086.44 |
| Berthing 31 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,488.00 - €2,604.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,080.00 - €4,860.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAN and back from SEA, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,088.00 - €2,592.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €668.68 - €1,625.71 |
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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