Yacht delivery: Kiel to Rodney Bay, St Lucia
4,564 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Pointe du Cap. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Rodney Bay, St Lucia.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 4,564 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 38.5 days
- 913 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 304 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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. 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 Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Pointe du Cap. 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
€16,573.10 to €40,203.97
4,564 nm, about 690 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 46 to 55 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 46 to 55 days including weather margin and handover days | €9,200.00 - €22,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €6,600.00 |
| Fuel about 993 litres over 276 engine hours | €1,519.83 - €2,056.24 |
| Berthing 22 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,056.00 - €1,848.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,760.00 - €3,300.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HAM and back from UVF, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €736.00 - €1,760.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €461.27 - €1,119.73 |
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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