Yacht delivery: Cuxhaven to Singapore
8,731 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Singapore.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,731 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 73 days
- 1,746 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 582 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. 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
€31,611.26 to €75,558.79
8,731 nm, about 1,319 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 87 to 102 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 87 to 102 days including weather margin and handover days | €17,400.00 - €40,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €12,240.00 |
| Fuel about 1,900 litres over 528 engine hours | €2,907.09 - €3,933.12 |
| Berthing 39 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,872.00 - €3,276.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,220.00 - €6,120.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HAM and back from SIN, 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 | €1,392.00 - €3,264.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €880.17 - €2,105.67 |
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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