Yacht delivery: Shelter Bay (Colon) to Opua, Bay of Islands
7,293 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Cape Brett. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Opua, Bay of Islands.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 7,293 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 61 days
- 1,459 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 486 h
- Best months
- April and October
- 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 and October. 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 Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Cape Brett. 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
€28,084.30 to €65,229.11
7,293 nm, about 1,102 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 73 to 86 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 73 to 86 days including weather margin and handover days | €14,600.00 - €34,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €10,320.00 |
| Fuel about 1,587 litres over 441 engine hours | €2,428.33 - €3,285.39 |
| Berthing 33 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,584.00 - €2,772.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,380.00 - €5,160.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY and back from KKE, 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 | €1,168.00 - €2,752.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €783.97 - €1,819.72 |
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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