Yacht delivery: Horta, Azores to Newport, Rhode Island
2,031 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Halifax, Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Newport, Rhode Island.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 2,031 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 17 days
- 406 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 135 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 Halifax, Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef. 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
€8,555.30 to €20,659.66
2,031 nm, about 307 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 22 to 27 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 22 to 27 days including weather margin and handover days | €4,400.00 - €10,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €3,240.00 |
| Fuel about 442 litres over 123 engine hours | €676.37 - €915.09 |
| Berthing 11 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €528.00 - €924.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,320.00 - €1,620.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HOR and back from PVD, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €352.00 - €864.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €238.93 - €576.57 |
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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