Yacht delivery: Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe to Cartagena

1,156 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Les Saintes channel, Dominica, Martinique, Diamond Rock, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Vieux Fort, St Vincent, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cartagena.

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Distance: 1,156 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 10 days; 231 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 77 h
Best months: January to April and December
Open deliveries on this route: 0

Fuel calculator

Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.

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A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.

When to go

Best months for this passage: January to April and December. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Les Saintes channel, Dominica, Martinique, Diamond Rock, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Vieux Fort, St Vincent, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€5,297.27 to €12,778.21

1,156 nm, about 175 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 13 to 16 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 13 to 16 days including weather margin and handover days	€2,600.00 - €6,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €1,920.00
Fuel about 252 litres over 70 engine hours	€385.04 - €520.94
Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€336.00 - €588.00
Provisions 2 people	€780.00 - €960.00
Crew travel flights to PTP and back from CTG, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€208.00 - €512.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€148.23 - €357.27

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