Yacht delivery: Darwin to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
11,689 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, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, St Vincent, Vieux Fort, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Diamond Rock, Martinique, Dominica, Les Saintes channel, Basse-Terre. 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.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 11,689 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 97.5 days
- 2,338 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 779 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 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, Dumbéa Pass, Noumea, Havannah Pass, Navula Passage, Kadavu, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, St Vincent, Vieux Fort, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Diamond Rock, Martinique, Dominica, Les Saintes channel, Basse-Terre. 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
€42,450.89 to €100,382.73
11,689 nm, about 1,767 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 115 to 136 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 115 to 136 days including weather margin and handover days | €23,000.00 - €54,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €16,320.00 |
| Fuel about 2,544 litres over 707 engine hours | €3,892.05 - €5,265.72 |
| Berthing 52 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,496.00 - €4,368.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,900.00 - €8,160.00 |
| Crew travel flights to DRW and back from ANU, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Panama Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €2,300.00 - €3,200.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,840.00 - €4,352.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,182.84 - €2,797.01 |
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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