Yacht delivery: Fort Lauderdale to Panama City (La Playita)
1,369 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. 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
- 1,369 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 11.5 days
- 274 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 91 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. 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
€8,356.35 to €18,147.74
1,369 nm, about 207 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 15 to 19 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 15 to 19 days including weather margin and handover days | €3,000.00 - €7,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,280.00 |
| Fuel about 298 litres over 83 engine hours | €455.95 - €616.87 |
| Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €384.00 - €672.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €900.00 - €1,140.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FLL and back from PTY, 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 | €240.00 - €608.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €236.40 - €510.87 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.