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Yacht delivery: Seattle to Newport Beach

1,170 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Point No Point, Admiralty Inlet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Cape Flattery, Columbia River bar, Cape Blanco, Cape Mendocino, Point Arena, Point Reyes, San Francisco bar, Pigeon Point, Point Sur, Point Conception, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Dume, Point Vicente. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Newport Beach.

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
1,170 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
10 days
234 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
78 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, Columbia River bar, Cape Blanco, Cape Mendocino, Point Arena, Point Reyes, San Francisco bar, Pigeon Point, Point Sur, Point Conception, Santa Barbara Channel, Point Dume, Point Vicente. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€5,302.04 to €12,784.66

1,170 nm, about 177 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 13 to 16 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 13 to 16 days including weather margin and handover days €2,600.00 - €6,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €1,920.00
Fuel about 255 litres over 71 engine hours €389.67 - €527.20
Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m €336.00 - €588.00
Provisions 2 people €780.00 - €960.00
Crew travel flights to SEA and back from SNA, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €208.00 - €512.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €148.37 - €357.46

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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