Yacht delivery: Papeete, Tahiti to Bergen
10,821 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest Channel, Nassau, Eleuthera, St George's, Bermuda, Horta, Azores, Cork (Crosshaven), Tuskar Rock, Kish Bank, Rhinns of Islay, Colonsay, Firth of Lorn, Sound of Mull, Ardnamurchan Point, Canna, Neist Point, Rubha Rèidh, Cape Wrath, Pentland Firth, Duncansby Head, Marstein, Korsfjorden. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Bergen.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,821 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 90.5 days
- 2,164 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 721 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 Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest Channel, Nassau, Eleuthera, St George's, Bermuda, Horta, Azores, Cork (Crosshaven), Tuskar Rock, Kish Bank, Rhinns of Islay, Colonsay, Firth of Lorn, Sound of Mull, Ardnamurchan Point, Canna, Neist Point, Rubha Rèidh, Cape Wrath, Pentland Firth, Duncansby Head, Marstein, Korsfjorden. 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
€39,401.09 to €92,710.28
10,821 nm, about 1,635 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 106 to 125 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 106 to 125 days including weather margin and handover days | €21,200.00 - €50,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,000.00 |
| Fuel about 2,355 litres over 654 engine hours | €3,602.88 - €4,874.49 |
| Berthing 48 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,304.00 - €4,032.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,360.00 - €7,500.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PPT and back from BGO, 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 | €1,696.00 - €4,000.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,098.21 - €2,583.79 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.