Yacht delivery: Southampton to Port Denarau, Fiji
12,117 nautical miles along the usual passage, via The Needles, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, South Point, Barbados, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas, Cartagena, San Blas, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Port Denarau, Fiji.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 12,117 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 101 days
- 2,423 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 808 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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 to May. 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 The Needles, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, South Point, Barbados, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas, Cartagena, San Blas, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage. 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
€43,782.23 to €103,185.32
12,117 nm, about 1,831 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 119 to 140 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 119 to 140 days including weather margin and handover days | €23,800.00 - €56,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €16,800.00 |
| Fuel about 2,637 litres over 732 engine hours | €4,034.48 - €5,458.41 |
| Berthing 53 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,544.00 - €4,452.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,140.00 - €8,400.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SOU and back from NAN, 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 | €1,904.00 - €4,480.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,219.75 - €2,874.91 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.