Yacht delivery: Shelter Bay (Colon) to San Diego
2,884 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, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in San Diego.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 2,884 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 24.5 days
- 577 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 192 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, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lázaro, Punta Eugenia, Cedros, Punta Baja, Islas de Todos Santos, Coronado Islands, Point Loma. 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
€13,478.91 to €30,156.00
2,884 nm, about 436 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 30 to 36 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 30 to 36 days including weather margin and handover days | €6,000.00 - €14,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,320.00 |
| Fuel about 628 litres over 174 engine hours | €960.30 - €1,299.22 |
| Berthing 15 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €720.00 - €1,260.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,800.00 - €2,160.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PTY and back from SAN, 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 | €480.00 - €1,152.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €378.61 - €844.78 |
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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