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Yacht delivery: Sydney to Shelter Bay (Colon)

8,451 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Shelter Bay (Colon).

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
8,451 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
70.5 days
1,690 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
563 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.

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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 Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€31,566.73 to €73,751.93

8,451 nm, about 1,277 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 83 to 98 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 83 to 98 days including weather margin and handover days €16,600.00 - €39,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €11,760.00
Fuel about 1,839 litres over 511 engine hours €2,813.99 - €3,807.16
Berthing 38 nights alongside at 12.0 m €1,824.00 - €3,192.00
Provisions 2 people €4,980.00 - €5,880.00
Crew travel flights to SYD and back from PTY, 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 €1,328.00 - €3,136.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €880.74 - €2,056.77

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