Yacht delivery: La Paz to Los Angeles (Marina del Rey)

1,010 nautical miles along the usual passage, via San Lorenzo Channel, Cerralvo, Punta Arena, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma, Newport Beach, Point Vicente. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Los Angeles (Marina del Rey).

Post this delivery Reverse: Los Angeles (Marina del Rey) to La Paz

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Distance: 1,010 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 8.5 days; 202 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 67 h
Best months: March to November
Open deliveries on this route: 0

Fuel calculator

Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.

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A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.

When to go

Best months for this passage: March to November. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via San Lorenzo Channel, Cerralvo, Punta Arena, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma, Newport Beach, Point Vicente. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€4,963.30 to €12,080.93

1,010 nm, about 153 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 12 to 15 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 12 to 15 days including weather margin and handover days	€2,400.00 - €6,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €1,800.00
Fuel about 220 litres over 61 engine hours	€336.33 - €455.04
Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€336.00 - €588.00
Provisions 2 people	€720.00 - €900.00
Crew travel flights to LAP and back from LAX, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€192.00 - €480.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€138.97 - €337.89

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