Yacht delivery: Cannes to Southampton
1,906 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Saint-Tropez, Porquerolles, Cap Sicié, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, The Needles. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Southampton.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,906 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 16 days
- 381 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 127 h
- Best months
- May to June and 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 June and 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 Saint-Tropez, Porquerolles, Cap Sicié, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, The Needles. Skippers on Skippr 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
€7,882.75 to €18,802.78
1,906 nm, about 288 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 21 to 25 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 21 to 25 days including weather margin and handover days | €4,200.00 - €10,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €3,000.00 |
| Fuel about 415 litres over 115 engine hours | €634.75 - €858.78 |
| Berthing 11 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €528.00 - €924.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,260.00 - €1,500.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NCE and back from SOU, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €420.00 - €1,000.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
Other deliveries from Cannes
- Cannes to Antibes 5 nm
- Cannes to Nice 15 nm
- Cannes to Saint-Tropez 23 nm
- Cannes to Hyeres 50 nm
- Cannes to Marseille 98 nm
- Cannes to Genoa 106 nm
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