Yacht delivery: Panama City (La Playita) to Hong Kong (Aberdeen)
13,309 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hong Kong (Aberdeen).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 13,309 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 111 days
- 2,662 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 887 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 Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. 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
€48,692.89 to €115,351.42
13,309 nm, about 2,011 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 130 to 154 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 130 to 154 days including weather margin and handover days | €26,000.00 - €61,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €18,480.00 |
| Fuel about 2,896 litres over 805 engine hours | €4,431.23 - €5,995.20 |
| Berthing 58 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,784.00 - €4,872.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,800.00 - €9,240.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY and back from HKG, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Panama Canal and Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €3,400.00 - €5,500.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €2,080.00 - €4,928.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,357.66 - €3,216.22 |
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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