Yacht delivery: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to Shelter Bay (Colon)
3,972 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Shelter Bay (Colon).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,972 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 33.5 days
- 794 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 265 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. 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
€15,008.57 to €35,469.66
3,972 nm, about 600 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 41 to 48 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 41 to 48 days including weather margin and handover days | €8,200.00 - €19,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €5,760.00 |
| Fuel about 864 litres over 240 engine hours | €1,322.53 - €1,789.30 |
| Berthing 19 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €912.00 - €1,596.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,460.00 - €2,880.00 |
| Crew travel flights to LPA and back from PTY, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €656.00 - €1,536.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €418.04 - €988.36 |
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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