Yacht delivery: Phuket (Chalong) to Puerto Vallarta
11,413 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Cabo Corrientes. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Puerto Vallarta.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 11,413 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 95.5 days
- 2,283 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 761 h
- Best months
- April to October
- 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 October. 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 Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Cabo Corrientes. 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
€39,036.99 to €94,268.06
11,413 nm, about 1,725 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 112 to 132 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 112 to 132 days including weather margin and handover days | €22,400.00 - €52,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,840.00 |
| Fuel about 2,484 litres over 690 engine hours | €3,800.18 - €5,141.42 |
| Berthing 50 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,400.00 - €4,200.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,720.00 - €7,920.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HKT and back from PVR, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,792.00 - €4,224.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,084.81 - €2,622.64 |
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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