Yacht delivery: San Diego to Port Denarau, Fiji
6,213 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Port Denarau, Fiji.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,213 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 52 days
- 1,243 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 414 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. 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
€22,025.51 to €53,533.32
6,213 nm, about 939 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 62 to 74 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 62 to 74 days including weather margin and handover days | €12,400.00 - €29,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €8,880.00 |
| Fuel about 1,352 litres over 376 engine hours | €2,068.88 - €2,799.07 |
| Berthing 29 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,392.00 - €2,436.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,720.00 - €4,440.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SAN and back from NAN, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €992.00 - €2,368.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €612.63 - €1,490.25 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.