Yacht delivery: Fort Lauderdale to Port Denarau, Fiji
8,127 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Port Denarau, Fiji.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,127 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 68 days
- 1,625 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 542 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 Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. 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
€30,838.55 to €72,256.26
8,127 nm, about 1,228 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 1,769 litres over 491 engine hours | €2,706.09 - €3,661.18 |
| 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 FLL and back from NAN, 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 | €1,296.00 - €3,072.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €860.46 - €2,015.08 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.