Yacht delivery: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to Sydney
12,193 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Gold Coast, Cape Byron, Coffs Harbour, Port Stephens, Sydney Heads. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Sydney.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 12,193 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 102 days
- 2,439 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 813 h
- Best months
- March to May and October to 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: March to May and October to 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 Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Lombok Strait, Sumba, Charles Point, Cape Hotham, Cape Don, Cape Wessel, Torres Strait, Albany Passage, Cape Grenville, Cape Melville, Lizard Island, Cairns, Cape Upstart, Gloucester Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Whitsunday Passage, Capricorn Channel, Breaksea Spit, Cape Moreton, Gold Coast, Cape Byron, Coffs Harbour, Port Stephens, Sydney Heads. 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
€43,111.51 to €103,844.87
12,193 nm, about 1,843 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 120 to 142 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 120 to 142 days including weather margin and handover days | €24,000.00 - €56,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €17,040.00 |
| Fuel about 2,653 litres over 737 engine hours | €4,059.76 - €5,492.61 |
| Berthing 54 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,592.00 - €4,536.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,200.00 - €8,520.00 |
| Crew travel flights to LPA and back from SYD, plus transfers | €1,040.00 - €1,720.00 |
| Canal transit Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €1,100.00 - €2,300.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,920.00 - €4,544.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,199.75 - €2,892.26 |
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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