Yacht delivery: Halifax to Annapolis
923 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef, Montauk Point, Ambrose Light, Barnegat, Delaware Bay entrance, Cape Henry, Chesapeake Bay. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Annapolis.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 923 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 8 days
- 185 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 62 h
- Best months
- April to May and 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: April to May and 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 Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef, Montauk Point, Ambrose Light, Barnegat, Delaware Bay entrance, Cape Henry, Chesapeake Bay. 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
€4,600.22 to €10,695.24
923 nm, about 140 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 11 to 13 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 11 to 13 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,200.00 - €5,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,560.00 |
| Fuel about 201 litres over 56 engine hours | €307.36 - €415.84 |
| Berthing 6 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €288.00 - €504.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €660.00 - €780.00 |
| Crew travel flights to YHZ and back from BWI, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €176.00 - €416.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €128.86 - €299.40 |
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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