Yacht delivery: Seattle to Palma de Mallorca
9,189 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, Newport Beach, 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, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Palma de Mallorca.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 9,189 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 77 days
- 1,838 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 613 h
- Best months
- March to May and 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 May and 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, Newport Beach, 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, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos. 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
€34,238.52 to €80,647.89
9,189 nm, about 1,389 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 91 to 108 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 91 to 108 days including weather margin and handover days | €18,200.00 - €43,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €12,960.00 |
| Fuel about 2,000 litres over 555 engine hours | €3,059.69 - €4,139.58 |
| Berthing 41 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,968.00 - €3,444.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,460.00 - €6,480.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SEA and back from PMI, 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 | €1,456.00 - €3,456.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €954.83 - €2,248.31 |
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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