Yacht delivery: Panama City (La Playita) to Shelter Bay (Colon)
45 nautical miles along the usual passage, via 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 Shelter Bay (Colon).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 45 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 0.5 days
- 9 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 3 h
- Best months
- January to April and December
- Open deliveries on this route
- 0
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: January to April and December. 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. 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
€4,249.48 to €7,659.81
45 nm, about 7 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 3 to 4 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 3 to 4 days including weather margin and handover days | €600.00 - €1,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €480.00 |
| Fuel about 10 litres over 3 engine hours | €15.11 - €20.44 |
| Berthing 3 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €144.00 - €252.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €180.00 - €240.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY 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 | €48.00 - €128.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €122.37 - €219.37 |
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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