Yacht delivery: Fremantle (Perth) to Gibraltar
9,602 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Gibraltar.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 9,602 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 80.5 days
- 1,920 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 640 h
- Best months
- March to May and October to November
- 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: March to May and October to November. 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. 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
€34,378.22 to €82,603.13
9,602 nm, about 1,451 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 95 to 112 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 95 to 112 days including weather margin and handover days | €19,000.00 - €44,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €13,440.00 |
| Fuel about 2,090 litres over 580 engine hours | €3,197.18 - €4,325.60 |
| Berthing 43 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,064.00 - €3,612.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,700.00 - €6,720.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PER and back from GIB, 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 | €1,520.00 - €3,584.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €957.04 - €2,301.53 |
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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