Yacht delivery: Horta, Azores to Cuxhaven
1,807 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cuxhaven.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,807 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 15.5 days
- 361 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 120 h
- Best months
- May
- 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: May. 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 Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary. 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
€7,861.41 to €18,580.97
1,807 nm, about 273 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 20 to 24 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 20 to 24 days including weather margin and handover days | €4,000.00 - €9,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,880.00 |
| Fuel about 393 litres over 109 engine hours | €601.76 - €814.15 |
| Berthing 10 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €480.00 - €840.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,200.00 - €1,440.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HOR and back from HAM, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €320.00 - €768.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €219.65 - €518.82 |
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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