Yacht delivery: Bergen to Phuket (Chalong)

8,547 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Korsfjorden, Marstein, Slåtterøy, Kvitsøy, Jæren, Lista, Lindesnes, Hanstholm, Horns Rev, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, 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 Bergen

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Distance: 8,547 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 71.5 days; 1,709 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 570 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 Korsfjorden, Marstein, Slåtterøy, Kvitsøy, Jæren, Lista, Lindesnes, Hanstholm, Horns Rev, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, 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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Estimated total

€30,647.23 to €74,127.98

8,547 nm, about 1,292 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 84 to 100 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 84 to 100 days including weather margin and handover days	€16,800.00 - €40,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €12,000.00
Fuel about 1,860 litres over 517 engine hours	€2,845.74 - €3,850.12
Berthing 38 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,824.00 - €3,192.00
Provisions 2 people	€5,040.00 - €6,000.00
Crew travel flights to BGO 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	€1,344.00 - €3,200.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€853.49 - €2,065.86

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