Yacht delivery: Annapolis to St Petersburg, Florida
1,284 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, Key West, Tampa Bay entrance. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in St Petersburg, Florida.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,284 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 11 days
- 257 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 86 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, Key West, Tampa Bay entrance. 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
€5,674.34 to €13,553.42
1,284 nm, about 194 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 14 to 17 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 14 to 17 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,800.00 - €6,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,040.00 |
| Fuel about 279 litres over 78 engine hours | €427.59 - €578.50 |
| Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €384.00 - €672.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €840.00 - €1,020.00 |
| Crew travel flights to BWI and back from TPA, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €224.00 - €544.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €158.75 - €378.92 |
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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