Yacht delivery: Puerto Vallarta to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
5,890 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, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 5,890 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 49.5 days
- 1,178 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 393 h
- Best months
- January to May and November to December
- 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: January to May and November to 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 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, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. 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
€23,539.41 to €54,194.75
5,890 nm, about 890 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 59 to 70 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 59 to 70 days including weather margin and handover days | €11,800.00 - €28,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €8,400.00 |
| Fuel about 1,282 litres over 356 engine hours | €1,961.29 - €2,653.50 |
| Berthing 27 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,296.00 - €2,268.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,540.00 - €4,200.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PVR and back from LPA, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| 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 | €944.00 - €2,240.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €658.12 - €1,513.25 |
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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