Yacht delivery: Cartagena to Bridgetown, Barbados
1,043 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,043 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 9 days
- 209 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 70 h
- Best months
- January to April and December
- 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: January to April and December. 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 Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, South Point, Barbados. 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
€4,974.73 to €12,096.40
1,043 nm, about 158 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 12 to 15 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 12 to 15 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,400.00 - €6,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,800.00 |
| Fuel about 227 litres over 63 engine hours | €347.43 - €470.06 |
| Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €336.00 - €588.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €720.00 - €900.00 |
| Crew travel flights to CTG and back from BGI, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €192.00 - €480.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €139.30 - €338.34 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.