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Yacht delivery: Puerto Vallarta to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua

3,414 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cabo Corrientes, Manzanillo, Acapulco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Cabo Blanco, Punta Burica, Punta Mala, 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, St Vincent, Vieux Fort, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Diamond Rock, Martinique, Dominica, Les Saintes channel, Basse-Terre. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.

Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
3,414 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
28.5 days
683 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
228 h
Best months
March to April
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: March to April. 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 Cabo Corrientes, Manzanillo, Acapulco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Cabo Blanco, Punta Burica, Punta Mala, 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, St Vincent, Vieux Fort, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Diamond Rock, Martinique, Dominica, Les Saintes channel, Basse-Terre. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

A low-to-high range for skipper, crew, fuel, berthing, provisions and travel. Updates as you type.

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Estimated total

€15,178.73 to €34,351.60

3,414 nm, about 516 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 35 to 42 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 35 to 42 days including weather margin and handover days €7,000.00 - €16,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €5,040.00
Fuel about 743 litres over 206 engine hours €1,136.94 - €1,538.21
Berthing 17 nights alongside at 12.0 m €816.00 - €1,428.00
Provisions 2 people €2,100.00 - €2,520.00
Crew travel flights to PVR and back from ANU, 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 €560.00 - €1,344.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €425.79 - €961.39

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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