Yacht delivery: Fort Lauderdale to Papeete, Tahiti
6,048 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). Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Papeete, Tahiti.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,048 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 50.5 days
- 1,210 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 403 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). 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
€23,720.62 to €54,777.70
6,048 nm, about 914 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 60 to 71 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 60 to 71 days including weather margin and handover days | €12,000.00 - €28,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €8,520.00 |
| Fuel about 1,316 litres over 366 engine hours | €2,013.69 - €2,724.41 |
| Berthing 28 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,344.00 - €2,352.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,600.00 - €4,260.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FLL and back from PPT, 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 | €960.00 - €2,272.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €662.93 - €1,529.29 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.