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Yacht delivery: Annapolis to Key West

1,077 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Chesapeake Bay, Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Key West.

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

Distance
1,077 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
9 days
215 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
72 h
Best months
April to May and November
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 and November. 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 Chesapeake Bay, Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€5,270.29 to €12,741.69

1,077 nm, about 163 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 13 to 16 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 13 to 16 days including weather margin and handover days €2,600.00 - €6,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €1,920.00
Fuel about 235 litres over 65 engine hours €358.84 - €485.49
Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m €336.00 - €588.00
Provisions 2 people €780.00 - €960.00
Crew travel flights to BWI and back from EYW, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €208.00 - €512.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €147.45 - €356.20

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