Yacht delivery: San Diego to Southampton
8,198 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, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, The Needles. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Southampton.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,198 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 68.5 days
- 1,640 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 547 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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: April to May. 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, South Point, Barbados, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, The Needles. 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
€30,862.69 to €72,288.91
8,198 nm, about 1,239 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 81 to 96 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 81 to 96 days including weather margin and handover days | €16,200.00 - €38,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €11,520.00 |
| Fuel about 1,784 litres over 496 engine hours | €2,729.52 - €3,692.88 |
| Berthing 37 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,776.00 - €3,108.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,860.00 - €5,760.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SAN and back from SOU, 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 | €1,296.00 - €3,072.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €861.17 - €2,016.03 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.