Yacht delivery: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua to Bergen
4,779 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Horta, Azores, Cork (Crosshaven), Tuskar Rock, Kish Bank, Rhinns of Islay, Colonsay, Firth of Lorn, Sound of Mull, Ardnamurchan Point, Canna, Neist Point, Rubha Rèidh, Cape Wrath, Pentland Firth, Duncansby Head, Marstein, Korsfjorden. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Bergen.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 4,779 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 40 days
- 956 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 319 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 Horta, Azores, Cork (Crosshaven), Tuskar Rock, Kish Bank, Rhinns of Islay, Colonsay, Firth of Lorn, Sound of Mull, Ardnamurchan Point, Canna, Neist Point, Rubha Rèidh, Cape Wrath, Pentland Firth, Duncansby Head, Marstein, Korsfjorden. 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
€17,547.61 to €42,278.35
4,779 nm, about 722 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 49 to 58 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 49 to 58 days including weather margin and handover days | €9,800.00 - €23,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €6,960.00 |
| Fuel about 1,040 litres over 289 engine hours | €1,591.35 - €2,153.00 |
| Berthing 23 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,104.00 - €1,932.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,940.00 - €3,480.00 |
| Crew travel flights to ANU and back from BGO, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €784.00 - €1,856.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €488.26 - €1,177.35 |
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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