Yacht delivery: Fremantle (Perth) to Fort Lauderdale
12,078 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin, Recherche Archipelago, Great Australian Bight, Kangaroo Island, Cape Otway, Port Phillip Heads, Wilsons Promontory, Gabo Island, Montague Island, Jervis Bay, Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Fort Lauderdale.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 12,078 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 101 days
- 2,416 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 805 h
- Best months
- April
- 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. 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 Cape Naturaliste, Cape Leeuwin, Recherche Archipelago, Great Australian Bight, Kangaroo Island, Cape Otway, Port Phillip Heads, Wilsons Promontory, Gabo Island, Montague Island, Jervis Bay, Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami. 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
€43,768.90 to €103,167.28
12,078 nm, about 1,825 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 119 to 140 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 119 to 140 days including weather margin and handover days | €23,800.00 - €56,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €16,800.00 |
| Fuel about 2,628 litres over 730 engine hours | €4,021.53 - €5,440.89 |
| Berthing 53 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,544.00 - €4,452.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,140.00 - €8,400.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PER and back from FLL, 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 | €1,904.00 - €4,480.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,219.37 - €2,874.39 |
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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