Yacht delivery: Halifax to Fort Lauderdale
1,592 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef, Montauk Point, Ambrose Light, Barnegat, Delaware Bay entrance, Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach. 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
- 1,592 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 13.5 days
- 318 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 106 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, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach. 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
€6,964.71 to €16,300.59
1,592 nm, about 241 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 18 to 21 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 18 to 21 days including weather margin and handover days | €3,600.00 - €8,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,520.00 |
| Fuel about 347 litres over 96 engine hours | €530.24 - €717.39 |
| Berthing 9 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €432.00 - €756.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,080.00 - €1,260.00 |
| Crew travel flights to YHZ and back from FLL, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €288.00 - €672.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €194.47 - €455.20 |
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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