Yacht delivery: San Diego to Rodney Bay, St Lucia
4,176 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, 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Rodney Bay, St Lucia.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 4,176 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 35 days
- 835 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 278 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 Point Loma, Coronado Islands, Islas de Todos Santos, Punta Baja, Cedros, Punta Eugenia, Cabo San Lázaro, Cabo San Lucas, 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. 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
€17,858.78 to €40,629.32
4,176 nm, about 631 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 43 to 51 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 43 to 51 days including weather margin and handover days | €8,600.00 - €20,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €6,120.00 |
| Fuel about 909 litres over 252 engine hours | €1,390.66 - €1,881.48 |
| Berthing 20 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €960.00 - €1,680.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,580.00 - €3,060.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SAN and back from UVF, 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 | €688.00 - €1,632.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €500.12 - €1,135.84 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.