Yacht delivery: Seattle to Honolulu
2,400 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Point No Point, Admiralty Inlet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Cape Flattery, Makapuu Point, Diamond Head. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Honolulu.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 2,400 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 20 days
- 480 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 160 h
- Best months
- March to November
- 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 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 Point No Point, Admiralty Inlet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Cape Flattery, Makapuu Point, Diamond Head. 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
€9,709.75 to €23,315.28
2,400 nm, about 363 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 26 to 31 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 26 to 31 days including weather margin and handover days | €5,200.00 - €12,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €3,720.00 |
| Fuel about 522 litres over 145 engine hours | €799.06 - €1,081.09 |
| Berthing 13 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €624.00 - €1,092.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,560.00 - €1,860.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SEA and back from HNL, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €416.00 - €992.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €270.69 - €650.19 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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