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Yacht delivery: Nassau to Shelter Bay (Colon)

1,444 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. 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).

Post this delivery Reverse: Shelter Bay (Colon) to Nassau

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

Distance
1,444 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
12.5 days
289 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
96 h
Best months
April
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. 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. 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?

A low-to-high range for skipper, crew, fuel, berthing, provisions and travel. Updates as you type.

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Estimated total

€6,346.31 to €15,602.45

1,444 nm, about 218 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 16 to 20 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 16 to 20 days including weather margin and handover days €3,200.00 - €8,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €2,400.00
Fuel about 314 litres over 87 engine hours €480.92 - €650.65
Berthing 9 nights alongside at 12.0 m €432.00 - €756.00
Provisions 2 people €960.00 - €1,200.00
Crew travel flights to NAS and back from PTY, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €256.00 - €640.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €177.39 - €435.80

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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