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Yacht delivery: Cairns to Hobart

1,870 nautical miles along the usual passage, via 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, Jervis Bay, Montague Island, Gabo Island, Tasman Island, Cape Raoul, Storm Bay. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hobart.

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
1,870 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
16 days
374 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
125 h
Best months
April to 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 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 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, Jervis Bay, Montague Island, Gabo Island, Tasman Island, Cape Raoul, Storm Bay. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€7,677.01 to €18,404.19

1,870 nm, about 283 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 20 to 24 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 20 to 24 days including weather margin and handover days €4,000.00 - €9,600.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €2,880.00
Fuel about 407 litres over 113 engine hours €622.73 - €842.51
Berthing 10 nights alongside at 12.0 m €480.00 - €840.00
Provisions 2 people €1,200.00 - €1,440.00
Crew travel flights to CNS and back from HBA, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €320.00 - €768.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €214.28 - €513.68

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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