Yacht delivery: Fort Lauderdale to Opua, Bay of Islands
8,617 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, Cape Brett. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Opua, Bay of Islands.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,617 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 72 days
- 1,723 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 574 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 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, Cape Brett. 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
€32,240.61 to €75,803.55
8,617 nm, about 1,302 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 85 to 101 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 85 to 101 days including weather margin and handover days | €17,000.00 - €40,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €12,120.00 |
| Fuel about 1,875 litres over 521 engine hours | €2,869.17 - €3,881.82 |
| Berthing 39 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,872.00 - €3,276.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,100.00 - €6,060.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FLL and back from KKE, 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 | €1,360.00 - €3,232.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €899.44 - €2,113.73 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.