Yacht delivery: San Diego to Darwin
9,602 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Point Loma, Coronado Islands, Islas de Todos Santos, Punta Baja, Cedros, Punta Eugenia, Cabo San Lázaro, Cabo San Lucas, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Darwin.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 9,602 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 80.5 days
- 1,920 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 640 h
- Best months
- May to September
- 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: May to September. 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 Point Loma, Coronado Islands, Islas de Todos Santos, Punta Baja, Cedros, Punta Eugenia, Cabo San Lázaro, Cabo San Lucas, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point. 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
€33,245.22 to €80,234.13
9,602 nm, about 1,451 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 95 to 112 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 95 to 112 days including weather margin and handover days | €19,000.00 - €44,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €13,440.00 |
| Fuel about 2,090 litres over 580 engine hours | €3,197.18 - €4,325.60 |
| Berthing 43 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,064.00 - €3,612.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,700.00 - €6,720.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SAN and back from DRW, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,520.00 - €3,584.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €924.04 - €2,232.53 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.