Yacht delivery: Palma de Mallorca to Puerto Vallarta
6,990 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, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Puerto Vallarta.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,990 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 58.5 days
- 1,398 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 466 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, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes. 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
€26,795.83 to €62,484.51
6,990 nm, about 1,056 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 69 to 82 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 69 to 82 days including weather margin and handover days | €13,800.00 - €32,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €9,840.00 |
| Fuel about 1,521 litres over 423 engine hours | €2,327.52 - €3,149.00 |
| Berthing 32 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,536.00 - €2,688.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,140.00 - €4,920.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PMI and back from PVR, 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 | €1,104.00 - €2,624.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €748.31 - €1,743.51 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.