Yacht delivery: Darwin to Airlie Beach (Whitsundays)

1,477 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Airlie Beach (Whitsundays).

Post this delivery Reverse: Airlie Beach (Whitsundays) to Darwin

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

Distance: 1,477 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 12.5 days; 295 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 98 h
Best months: April to October
Open deliveries on this route: 0

Fuel calculator

Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.

Fuel burn l/h Diesel price EUR/l

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A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.

When to go

Best months for this passage: April to October. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage. 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

€6,357.74 to €15,617.92

1,477 nm, about 223 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 16 to 20 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 16 to 20 days including weather margin and handover days	€3,200.00 - €8,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €2,400.00
Fuel about 322 litres over 89 engine hours	€492.02 - €665.67
Berthing 9 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€432.00 - €756.00
Provisions 2 people	€960.00 - €1,200.00
Crew travel flights to DRW and back from PPP, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€256.00 - €640.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€177.72 - €436.25

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