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Yacht delivery: Cuxhaven to Brisbane (Manly)

12,634 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Brisbane (Manly).

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

Distance
12,634 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
105.5 days
2,527 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
842 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, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton. 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?

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Estimated total

€44,574.54 to €107,163.39

12,634 nm, about 1,909 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 125 to 147 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 125 to 147 days including weather margin and handover days €25,000.00 - €58,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €17,640.00
Fuel about 2,749 litres over 764 engine hours €4,206.50 - €5,691.14
Berthing 56 nights alongside at 12.0 m €2,688.00 - €4,704.00
Provisions 2 people €7,500.00 - €8,820.00
Crew travel flights to HAM and back from BNE, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Canal transit Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders €1,100.00 - €2,300.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €2,000.00 - €4,704.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €1,240.04 - €2,984.25

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