Yacht delivery: Kalmar to La Rochelle

1,215 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, Raz de Sein, Pointe de Penmarc'h, Île d'Yeu, Pertuis d'Antioche. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in La Rochelle.

Post this delivery Reverse: La Rochelle to Kalmar

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Distance: 1,215 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 10.5 days; 243 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 81 h
Best months: May to August
Open deliveries on this route: 0

Fuel calculator

Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.

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A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.

When to go

Best months for this passage: May to August. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Kalmarsund, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Raz de Sein, Pointe de Penmarc'h, Île d'Yeu, Pertuis d'Antioche. Skippers on Skippr file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€5,548.77 to €13,279.63

1,215 nm, about 184 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 14 to 17 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 14 to 17 days including weather margin and handover days	€2,800.00 - €6,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €2,040.00
Fuel about 265 litres over 73 engine hours	€404.77 - €547.63
Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€384.00 - €672.00
Provisions 2 people	€840.00 - €1,020.00
Crew travel flights to KLR and back from LRH, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€280.00 - €680.00

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