Yacht delivery: Shelter Bay (Colon) to Puerto Vallarta
1,918 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Puerto Vallarta.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,918 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 16 days
- 384 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 128 h
- Best months
- March to April
- 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 April. 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, Punta Mala, Punta Burica, Cabo Blanco, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Cabo Corrientes. 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
€10,395.76 to €22,438.45
1,918 nm, about 290 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 21 to 25 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 21 to 25 days including weather margin and handover days | €4,200.00 - €10,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €3,000.00 |
| Fuel about 417 litres over 116 engine hours | €638.76 - €864.20 |
| Berthing 11 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €528.00 - €924.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,260.00 - €1,500.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY and back from PVR, 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 | €336.00 - €800.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €293.00 - €630.25 |
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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