Yacht delivery: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua to Phuket (Chalong)

10,027 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Phuket (Chalong).

Post this delivery Reverse: Phuket (Chalong) to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua

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Distance: 10,027 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 84 days; 2,005 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 668 h
Best months: March to May and November
Open deliveries on this route: 0

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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: March 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.

Passage notes

Via Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar. 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

€35,758.05 to €86,120.36

10,027 nm, about 1,515 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 99 to 117 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 99 to 117 days including weather margin and handover days	€19,800.00 - €46,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €14,040.00
Fuel about 2,182 litres over 606 engine hours	€3,338.69 - €4,517.05
Berthing 45 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€2,160.00 - €3,780.00
Provisions 2 people	€5,940.00 - €7,020.00
Crew travel flights to ANU and back from HKT, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Canal transit Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders	€1,100.00 - €2,300.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€1,584.00 - €3,744.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€995.36 - €2,399.31

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