Yacht delivery: Hong Kong (Aberdeen) to Opua, Bay of Islands
6,480 nautical miles along the usual passage, via East Lamma Channel, Lema Channel, Pratas, South China Sea, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, North Cape, Cape Brett. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Opua, Bay of Islands.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,480 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 54 days
- 1,296 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 432 h
- Best months
- January to April and October to December
- 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: January to April and October to December. 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 East Lamma Channel, Lema Channel, Pratas, South China Sea, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, North Cape, Cape Brett. 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
€23,017.79 to €55,631.77
6,480 nm, about 979 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 65 to 77 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 65 to 77 days including weather margin and handover days | €13,000.00 - €30,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €9,240.00 |
| Fuel about 1,410 litres over 392 engine hours | €2,157.66 - €2,919.19 |
| Berthing 30 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,440.00 - €2,520.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,900.00 - €4,620.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HKG and back from KKE, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,040.00 - €2,464.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €640.13 - €1,548.58 |
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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