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Yacht delivery: Copenhagen to Vigo

1,299 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Drogden, Møns Klint, Gedser, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cíes Islands. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Vigo.

Post this delivery Reverse: Vigo to Copenhagen

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

Distance
1,299 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
11 days
260 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
87 h
Best months
May to August
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 August. 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 Drogden, Møns Klint, Gedser, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cíes Islands. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

A low-to-high range for skipper, crew, fuel, berthing, provisions and travel. Updates as you type.

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Estimated total

€5,576.52 to €13,317.17

1,299 nm, about 196 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 14 to 17 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 14 to 17 days including weather margin and handover days €2,800.00 - €6,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €2,040.00
Fuel about 283 litres over 79 engine hours €432.52 - €585.17
Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m €384.00 - €672.00
Provisions 2 people €840.00 - €1,020.00
Crew travel flights to CPH and back from VGO, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €280.00 - €680.00

Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.

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