Yacht delivery: Palma de Mallorca to Panama City (La Playita)
5,117 nautical miles along the usual passage, via 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Panama City (La Playita).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 5,117 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 43 days
- 1,023 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 341 h
- Best months
- March to May and 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 May and 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 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. 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
€20,649.55 to €47,705.88
5,117 nm, about 773 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 51 to 61 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 51 to 61 days including weather margin and handover days | €10,200.00 - €24,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €7,320.00 |
| Fuel about 1,114 litres over 309 engine hours | €1,703.87 - €2,305.24 |
| Berthing 24 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,152.00 - €2,016.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,060.00 - €3,660.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PMI and back from PTY, 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 | €816.00 - €1,952.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €577.68 - €1,332.64 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.