Yacht delivery: Newport Beach to Seattle
1,170 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Point Vicente, Point Dume, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Conception, Point Sur, Pigeon Point, San Francisco bar, Point Reyes, Point Arena, Cape Mendocino, Cape Blanco, Columbia River bar, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Seattle.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,170 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 10 days
- 234 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 78 h
- Best months
- March to November
- 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: March to November. 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 Point Vicente, Point Dume, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Conception, Point Sur, Pigeon Point, San Francisco bar, Point Reyes, Point Arena, Cape Mendocino, Cape Blanco, Columbia River bar, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. 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
€5,302.04 to €12,784.66
1,170 nm, about 177 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 13 to 16 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 13 to 16 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,600.00 - €6,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,920.00 |
| Fuel about 255 litres over 71 engine hours | €389.67 - €527.20 |
| Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €336.00 - €588.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €780.00 - €960.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SNA and back from SEA, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €208.00 - €512.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €148.37 - €357.46 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.