Yacht delivery: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to San Diego
6,856 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, South Point, Barbados, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas, Cartagena, San Blas, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes, 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
- 6,856 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 57.5 days
- 1,371 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 457 h
- Best months
- January to May and November to December
- 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: January to May and November to December. 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 Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, South Point, Barbados, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas, Cartagena, San Blas, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes, 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
€26,622.54 to €61,912.30
6,856 nm, about 1,036 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 68 to 81 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 68 to 81 days including weather margin and handover days | €13,600.00 - €32,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €9,720.00 |
| Fuel about 1,492 litres over 414 engine hours | €2,282.82 - €3,088.52 |
| Berthing 31 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,488.00 - €2,604.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,080.00 - €4,860.00 |
| Crew travel flights to LPA and back from SAN, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| 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 | €1,088.00 - €2,592.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €743.72 - €1,727.78 |
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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