Yacht delivery: Largs (Firth of Clyde) to Ipswich (Levington)
720 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cumbrae, Pladda, Mull of Galloway, Anglesey, Bardsey Island, The Smalls, Land's End, The Lizard, Eddystone, Start Point, The Needles, Hurst Narrows, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Nab Tower, Beachy Head, Strait of Dover, Long Sand Head, Harwich. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Ipswich (Levington).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 720 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 6 days
- 144 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 48 h
- Best months
- May to August
- 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 August. 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 Cumbrae, Pladda, Mull of Galloway, Anglesey, Bardsey Island, The Smalls, Land's End, The Lizard, Eddystone, Start Point, The Needles, Hurst Narrows, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Nab Tower, Beachy Head, Strait of Dover, Long Sand Head, Harwich. 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
€4,246.88 to €9,971.74
720 nm, about 109 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 10 to 12 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 10 to 12 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,000.00 - €4,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,440.00 |
| Fuel about 157 litres over 44 engine hours | €239.84 - €324.49 |
| Berthing 6 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €288.00 - €504.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €600.00 - €720.00 |
| Crew travel flights to GLA and back from STN, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €160.00 - €384.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €119.04 - €279.25 |
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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