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Yacht delivery: Cuxhaven to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua

4,523 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.

Post this delivery Reverse: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua to Cuxhaven

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

Distance
4,523 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
38 days
905 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
302 h
Best months
April to May
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 May. 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 Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. 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?

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

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Estimated total

€16,225.57 to €39,468.71

4,523 nm, about 684 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 45 to 54 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 45 to 54 days including weather margin and handover days €9,000.00 - €21,600.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €6,480.00
Fuel about 984 litres over 273 engine hours €1,505.95 - €2,037.47
Berthing 21 nights alongside at 12.0 m €1,008.00 - €1,764.00
Provisions 2 people €2,700.00 - €3,240.00
Crew travel flights to HAM and back from ANU, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €720.00 - €1,728.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €451.62 - €1,099.24

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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