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Yacht delivery: Darwin to Gold Coast

2,054 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Gold Coast.

Post this delivery Reverse: Gold Coast to Darwin

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

Distance
2,054 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
17.5 days
411 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
137 h
Best months
April to October
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 October. 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. 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

€8,357.24 to €20,464.40

2,054 nm, about 310 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 22 to 27 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 22 to 27 days including weather margin and handover days €4,400.00 - €10,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €3,240.00
Fuel about 447 litres over 124 engine hours €684.08 - €925.51
Berthing 11 nights alongside at 12.0 m €528.00 - €924.00
Provisions 2 people €1,320.00 - €1,620.00
Crew travel flights to DRW and back from OOL, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €352.00 - €864.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €233.16 - €570.89

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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