Yacht delivery: Funchal, Madeira to Nice
1,388 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Ibiza, Sa Dragonera, Cap Sicié, Porquerolles, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Nice.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,388 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 12 days
- 278 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 93 h
- Best months
- April to May and October
- 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 and October. 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 Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Ibiza, Sa Dragonera, Cap Sicié, Porquerolles, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes. Skippers on Skippr 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
€6,086.42 to €14,797.63
1,388 nm, about 210 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 15 to 19 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 15 to 19 days including weather margin and handover days | €3,000.00 - €7,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,280.00 |
| Fuel about 302 litres over 84 engine hours | €462.42 - €625.63 |
| Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €384.00 - €672.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €900.00 - €1,140.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FNC and back from NCE, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €300.00 - €760.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.