Yacht delivery: Panama City (La Playita) to Kiel
5,850 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, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel 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 Kiel.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 5,850 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 49 days
- 1,170 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 390 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 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, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel 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
€23,319.43 to €53,969.84
5,850 nm, about 884 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 59 to 70 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 59 to 70 days including weather margin and handover days | €11,800.00 - €28,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €8,400.00 |
| Fuel about 1,273 litres over 354 engine hours | €1,947.72 - €2,635.15 |
| Berthing 27 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,296.00 - €2,268.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,540.00 - €4,200.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY and back from HAM, 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 | €944.00 - €2,240.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €651.71 - €1,506.69 |
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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