Yacht delivery: Marmaris to San Diego

9,223 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Bodrum, Amorgos, Cape Malea, Cape Matapan, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Funchal, Madeira, 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.

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Distance: 9,223 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 77 days; 1,845 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 615 h
Best months: March to May and November
Open deliveries on this route: 0

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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 May and 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 Bodrum, Amorgos, Cape Malea, Cape Matapan, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Funchal, Madeira, 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?

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Estimated total

€34,249.95 to €80,663.36

9,223 nm, about 1,394 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 91 to 108 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 91 to 108 days including weather margin and handover days	€18,200.00 - €43,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €12,960.00
Fuel about 2,007 litres over 558 engine hours	€3,070.79 - €4,154.60
Berthing 41 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,968.00 - €3,444.00
Provisions 2 people	€5,460.00 - €6,480.00
Crew travel flights to DLM and back from SAN, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
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	€1,456.00 - €3,456.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€955.16 - €2,248.76

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