Yacht delivery: Brest to Sydney
12,442 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, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Gold Coast, Cape Byron, Coffs Harbour, Port Stephens, Sydney Heads. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Sydney.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 12,442 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 104 days
- 2,488 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 829 h
- Best months
- April to May and October
- Open deliveries on this route
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Fuel calculator
Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.
litres, about EUR
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.
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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, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Gold Coast, Cape Byron, Coffs Harbour, Port Stephens, Sydney Heads. 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.
Estimated total
€43,607.96 to €105,099.75
12,442 nm, about 1,880 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 122 to 144 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 122 to 144 days including weather margin and handover days | €24,400.00 - €57,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €17,280.00 |
| Fuel about 2,708 litres over 752 engine hours | €4,142.68 - €5,604.81 |
| Berthing 55 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,640.00 - €4,620.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,320.00 - €8,640.00 |
| Crew travel flights to BES and back from SYD, 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 | €1,952.00 - €4,608.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,213.28 - €2,926.94 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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