Yacht delivery: Bergen to Shelter Bay (Colon)

6,097 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Korsfjorden, Marstein, Duncansby Head, Pentland Firth, Cape Wrath, Rubha Rèidh, Neist Point, Canna, Ardnamurchan Point, Sound of Mull, Firth of Lorn, Colonsay, Rhinns of Islay, Kish Bank, Tuskar Rock, Cork (Crosshaven), Horta, Azores, St George's, Bermuda, Eleuthera, Nassau, Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Shelter Bay (Colon).

Post this delivery Reverse: Shelter Bay (Colon) to Bergen

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Distance: 6,097 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 51 days; 1,219 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 406 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, Duncansby Head, Pentland Firth, Cape Wrath, Rubha Rèidh, Neist Point, Canna, Ardnamurchan Point, Sound of Mull, Firth of Lorn, Colonsay, Rhinns of Islay, Kish Bank, Tuskar Rock, Cork (Crosshaven), Horta, Azores, St George's, Bermuda, Eleuthera, Nassau, Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo. 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

€21,652.25 to €52,763.27

6,097 nm, about 921 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 61 to 73 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 61 to 73 days including weather margin and handover days	€12,200.00 - €29,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €8,760.00
Fuel about 1,327 litres over 369 engine hours	€2,030.03 - €2,746.51
Berthing 28 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,344.00 - €2,352.00
Provisions 2 people	€3,660.00 - €4,380.00
Crew travel flights to BGO and back from PTY, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€976.00 - €2,336.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€602.22 - €1,468.76

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