Yacht delivery: Kalmar to Kotor
3,332 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Kalmarsund, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Capo Carbonara, Palermo, Sicily, Capo di Milazzo, Strait of Messina, Punta Stilo, Capo Colonna, Santa Maria di Leuca, Strait of Otranto. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Kotor.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,332 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 28 days
- 666 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 222 h
- Best months
- May to June
- 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 to June. 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 Kalmarsund, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Capo Carbonara, Palermo, Sicily, Capo di Milazzo, Strait of Messina, Punta Stilo, Capo Colonna, Santa Maria di Leuca, Strait of Otranto. Skippers on Skippr 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
€12,237.50 to €29,165.09
3,332 nm, about 504 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 34 to 40 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 34 to 40 days including weather margin and handover days | €6,800.00 - €16,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,800.00 |
| Fuel about 725 litres over 201 engine hours | €1,109.50 - €1,501.09 |
| Berthing 16 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €768.00 - €1,344.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,040.00 - €2,400.00 |
| Crew travel flights to KLR and back from TIV, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €680.00 - €1,600.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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