Yacht delivery: Papeete, Tahiti to Kiel
10,528 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), 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
- 10,528 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 88 days
- 2,106 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 702 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, 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
€38,683.71 to €91,229.21
10,528 nm, about 1,591 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 104 to 123 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 104 to 123 days including weather margin and handover days | €20,800.00 - €49,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €14,760.00 |
| Fuel about 2,291 litres over 636 engine hours | €3,505.47 - €4,742.69 |
| Berthing 47 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,256.00 - €3,948.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,240.00 - €7,380.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PPT 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 | €1,664.00 - €3,936.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,078.24 - €2,542.52 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.