Yacht delivery: Cuxhaven to Marmaris
3,279 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, Cape Matapan, Cape Malea, Amorgos, Bodrum. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Marmaris.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,279 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 27.5 days
- 656 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 219 h
- Best months
- May to June
- 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 June. 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, Cape Matapan, Cape Malea, Amorgos, Bodrum. 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
€12,430.13 to €29,647.56
3,279 nm, about 496 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 34 to 40 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 34 to 40 days including weather margin and handover days | €6,800.00 - €16,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,800.00 |
| Fuel about 714 litres over 198 engine hours | €1,091.93 - €1,477.32 |
| Berthing 16 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €768.00 - €1,344.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,040.00 - €2,400.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HAM and back from DLM, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €544.00 - €1,280.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €346.20 - €826.24 |
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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