Yacht delivery: Fremantle (Perth) to Falmouth
10,629 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Houtman Abrolhos, North West Cape, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, Singapore Strait, Singapore, Raffles Light, Malacca Strait, Penang, Langkawi, Phuket (Chalong), Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, The Lizard. 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.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,629 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 89 days
- 2,126 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 709 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 Houtman Abrolhos, North West Cape, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, Singapore Strait, Singapore, Raffles Light, Malacca Strait, Penang, Langkawi, Phuket (Chalong), Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, The Lizard. 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
€37,766.12 to €90,978.43
10,629 nm, about 1,606 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 105 to 124 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 105 to 124 days including weather margin and handover days | €21,000.00 - €49,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €14,880.00 |
| Fuel about 2,313 litres over 643 engine hours | €3,539.07 - €4,788.15 |
| Berthing 47 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,256.00 - €3,948.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,300.00 - €7,440.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PER and back from NQY, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €1,100.00 - €2,300.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,680.00 - €3,968.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,051.05 - €2,534.28 |
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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