Yacht delivery: Palma de Mallorca to Papeete, Tahiti
9,796 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, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe). Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Papeete, Tahiti.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 9,796 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 82 days
- 1,959 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 653 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 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, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe). 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
€36,297.63 to €85,594.63
9,796 nm, about 1,480 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 97 to 115 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 97 to 115 days including weather margin and handover days | €19,400.00 - €46,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €13,800.00 |
| Fuel about 2,132 litres over 592 engine hours | €3,261.62 - €4,412.77 |
| Berthing 44 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,112.00 - €3,696.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,820.00 - €6,900.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PMI and back from PPT, 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 | €1,552.00 - €3,680.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,012.01 - €2,385.86 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.