Yacht delivery: Brisbane (Manly) to Seattle
8,297 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Seattle.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,297 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 69.5 days
- 1,659 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 553 h
- Best months
- May to September
- 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: May to September. 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, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. 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
€28,811.47 to €69,668.28
8,297 nm, about 1,254 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 82 to 97 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 82 to 97 days including weather margin and handover days | €16,400.00 - €38,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €11,640.00 |
| Fuel about 1,806 litres over 502 engine hours | €2,762.51 - €3,737.51 |
| Berthing 37 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,776.00 - €3,108.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €4,920.00 - €5,820.00 |
| Crew travel flights to BNE and back from SEA, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,312.00 - €3,104.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €800.96 - €1,938.77 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.