Yacht delivery: Key West to New York
1,209 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, The Narrows. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in New York.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,209 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 10.5 days
- 242 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 81 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 Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, The Narrows. 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
€5,648.62 to €13,518.61
1,209 nm, about 183 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 263 litres over 73 engine hours | €402.62 - €544.71 |
| Berthing 8 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €384.00 - €672.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €840.00 - €1,020.00 |
| Crew travel flights to EYW and back from JFK, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €224.00 - €544.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €158.00 - €377.90 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
Other deliveries from Key West
- Key West to Miami 137 nm
- Key West to Fort Lauderdale 157 nm
- Key West to Palm Beach 197 nm
- Key West to St Petersburg, Florida 207 nm
- Key West to Charleston 571 nm
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