Yacht delivery: Key West to Charleston

571 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Charleston.

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance: 571 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 5 days; 114 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 38 h
Best months: April to May and November
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: 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.

Passage notes

Via Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€3,294.92 to €7,927.86

571 nm, about 86 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 7 to 9 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 7 to 9 days including weather margin and handover days	€1,400.00 - €3,600.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €1,080.00
Fuel about 124 litres over 35 engine hours	€190.21 - €257.34
Berthing 5 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€240.00 - €420.00
Provisions 2 people	€420.00 - €540.00
Crew travel flights to EYW and back from CHS, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€112.00 - €288.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€92.71 - €222.52

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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