Yacht delivery: Brisbane (Manly) to Newport, Rhode Island
10,742 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, Montauk Point, Brenton Reef. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Newport, Rhode Island.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,742 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 90 days
- 2,148 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 716 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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. 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 Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, Montauk Point, Brenton Reef. 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
€39,374.10 to €92,673.77
10,742 nm, about 1,623 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 106 to 125 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 106 to 125 days including weather margin and handover days | €21,200.00 - €50,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,000.00 |
| Fuel about 2,338 litres over 649 engine hours | €3,576.68 - €4,839.04 |
| Berthing 48 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,304.00 - €4,032.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,360.00 - €7,500.00 |
| Crew travel flights to BNE and back from PVD, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Panama Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €2,300.00 - €3,200.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,696.00 - €4,000.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,097.42 - €2,582.73 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.