Yacht delivery: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua to Kiel

4,590 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel 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 Kiel.

Post this delivery Reverse: Kiel to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua

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Distance: 4,590 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 38.5 days; 918 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 306 h
Best months: April to May
Open deliveries on this route: 0

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 to May. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel Canal. 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

€16,581.99 to €40,215.99

4,590 nm, about 694 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 46 to 55 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 46 to 55 days including weather margin and handover days	€9,200.00 - €22,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €6,600.00
Fuel about 999 litres over 277 engine hours	€1,528.46 - €2,067.91
Berthing 22 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,056.00 - €1,848.00
Provisions 2 people	€2,760.00 - €3,300.00
Crew travel flights to ANU and back from HAM, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€736.00 - €1,760.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€461.53 - €1,120.08

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