Yacht delivery: Nassau to Port Denarau, Fiji
8,247 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Port Denarau, Fiji.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,247 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 69 days
- 1,649 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 550 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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: April to May. 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 Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. 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
€31,163.32 to €72,941.08
8,247 nm, about 1,246 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 82 to 97 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 82 to 97 days including weather margin and handover days | €16,400.00 - €38,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €11,640.00 |
| Fuel about 1,795 litres over 499 engine hours | €2,745.86 - €3,714.99 |
| Berthing 37 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,776.00 - €3,108.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,920.00 - €5,820.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAS and back from NAN, 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 | €1,312.00 - €3,104.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €869.46 - €2,034.09 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.