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Yacht delivery: La Paz to San Francisco

1,351 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, Point Dume, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Conception, Point Sur, Pigeon Point, San Francisco bar. 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 Francisco.

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
1,351 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
11.5 days
270 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
90 h
Best months
March to November
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.

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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.

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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, Point Dume, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Conception, Point Sur, Pigeon Point, San Francisco bar. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€5,981.31 to €14,843.58

1,351 nm, about 204 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 294 litres over 82 engine hours €450.09 - €608.95
Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m €384.00 - €672.00
Provisions 2 people €900.00 - €1,140.00
Crew travel flights to LAP and back from SFO, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
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 €167.22 - €414.63

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