Yacht delivery: Brest to Fremantle (Perth)

10,549 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Raz de Sein, 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, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, North West Cape, Houtman Abrolhos. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Fremantle (Perth).

Post this delivery Reverse: Fremantle (Perth) to Brest

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Distance: 10,549 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 88 days; 2,110 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 703 h
Best months: April to May and October
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 and October. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Raz de Sein, 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, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, North West Cape, Houtman Abrolhos. 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

€37,454.70 to €90,311.66

10,549 nm, about 1,594 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 104 to 123 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 104 to 123 days including weather margin and handover days	€20,800.00 - €49,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €14,760.00
Fuel about 2,296 litres over 638 engine hours	€3,512.25 - €4,751.86
Berthing 47 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€2,256.00 - €3,948.00
Provisions 2 people	€6,240.00 - €7,380.00
Crew travel flights to BES and back from PER, 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	€1,664.00 - €3,936.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€1,042.45 - €2,515.80

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