Yacht delivery: Fremantle (Perth) to San Diego
10,163 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin, Recherche Archipelago, Great Australian Bight, Kangaroo Island, Cape Otway, Port Phillip Heads, Wilsons Promontory, Gabo Island, Montague Island, Jervis Bay, Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in San Diego.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,163 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 85 days
- 2,033 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 678 h
- Best months
- April and October
- 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 and October. 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 Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin, Recherche Archipelago, Great Australian Bight, Kangaroo Island, Cape Otway, Port Phillip Heads, Wilsons Promontory, Gabo Island, Montague Island, Jervis Bay, Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma. 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
€34,955.52 to €85,073.31
10,163 nm, about 1,536 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 100 to 119 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 100 to 119 days including weather margin and handover days | €20,000.00 - €47,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €14,280.00 |
| Fuel about 2,212 litres over 614 engine hours | €3,384.00 - €4,578.36 |
| Berthing 45 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,160.00 - €3,780.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,000.00 - €7,140.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PER and back from SAN, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,600.00 - €3,808.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €971.52 - €2,366.95 |
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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