Yacht delivery: Limassol to Brest

2,935 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Gata, Rhodes, Tilos, Amorgos, Cape Malea, Cape Matapan, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Raz de Sein. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Brest.

Post this delivery Reverse: Brest to Limassol

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Distance: 2,935 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 24.5 days; 587 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 196 h
Best months: May to June and September
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: May to June and September. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Cape Gata, Rhodes, Tilos, Amorgos, Cape Malea, Cape Matapan, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Raz de Sein. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€11,127.37 to €26,883.62

2,935 nm, about 444 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 30 to 36 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 30 to 36 days including weather margin and handover days	€6,000.00 - €14,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €4,320.00
Fuel about 639 litres over 177 engine hours	€977.25 - €1,322.16
Berthing 15 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€720.00 - €1,260.00
Provisions 2 people	€1,800.00 - €2,160.00
Crew travel flights to LCA and back from BES, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€480.00 - €1,152.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€310.12 - €749.46

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