Yacht delivery: Cartagena to Willemstad, Curacao
447 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Punta Gallinas. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Willemstad, Curacao.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 447 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 4 days
- 89 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 30 h
- Best months
- January to April and December
- Open deliveries on this route
- 0
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. 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
€2,919.13 to €7,154.37
447 nm, about 68 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 6 to 8 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 6 to 8 days including weather margin and handover days | €1,200.00 - €3,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €960.00 |
| Fuel about 97 litres over 27 engine hours | €148.90 - €201.45 |
| Berthing 4 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €192.00 - €336.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €360.00 - €480.00 |
| Crew travel flights to CTG and back from CUR, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €96.00 - €256.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €82.23 - €200.92 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.