Yacht delivery: San Francisco to Ensenada
526 nautical miles along the usual passage, via San Francisco bar, Pigeon Point, Point Sur, Point Conception, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Dume, Point Vicente, Newport Beach, Point Loma, Coronado Islands, Islas de Todos Santos. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Ensenada.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 526 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 4.5 days
- 105 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 35 h
- Best months
- March to November
- Open deliveries on this route
- 0
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 November. 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 San Francisco bar, Pigeon Point, Point Sur, Point Conception, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Dume, Point Vicente, Newport Beach, Point Loma, Coronado Islands, Islas de Todos Santos. 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
€3,279.67 to €7,907.24
526 nm, about 80 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 7 to 9 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 7 to 9 days including weather margin and handover days | €1,400.00 - €3,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,080.00 |
| Fuel about 115 litres over 32 engine hours | €175.41 - €237.32 |
| Berthing 5 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €240.00 - €420.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €420.00 - €540.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SFO and back from TIJ, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €112.00 - €288.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €92.26 - €221.92 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.