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Yacht delivery: Darwin to Seattle

10,240 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, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Seattle.

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

Distance
10,240 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
85.5 days
2,048 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
683 h
Best months
May to September
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 September. 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, Diamond Head, Makapuu Point, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Point No Point. 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

€34,981.88 to €85,108.96

10,240 nm, about 1,548 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 100 to 119 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 100 to 119 days including weather margin and handover days €20,000.00 - €47,600.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €14,280.00
Fuel about 2,228 litres over 619 engine hours €3,409.59 - €4,612.97
Berthing 45 nights alongside at 12.0 m €2,160.00 - €3,780.00
Provisions 2 people €6,000.00 - €7,140.00
Crew travel flights to DRW and back from SEA, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €1,600.00 - €3,808.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €972.29 - €2,367.99

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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