Yacht delivery: Fort Lauderdale to Darwin
11,517 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles 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 Darwin.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 11,517 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 96 days
- 2,303 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 768 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 Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles 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.
Estimated total
€41,774.79 to €98,328.10
11,517 nm, about 1,741 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 113 to 133 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 113 to 133 days including weather margin and handover days | €22,600.00 - €53,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,960.00 |
| Fuel about 2,506 litres over 696 engine hours | €3,834.71 - €5,188.14 |
| Berthing 51 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,448.00 - €4,284.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,780.00 - €7,980.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FLL and back from DRW, 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 | €1,808.00 - €4,256.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,164.08 - €2,739.96 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.