Yacht delivery: Limassol to Darwin

7,317 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cape Gata, 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Darwin.

Post this delivery Reverse: Darwin to Limassol

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Distance: 7,317 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 61 days; 1,463 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 488 h
Best months: March to May and October to November
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: 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.

Passage notes

Via Cape Gata, 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. 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

€26,856.56 to €64,313.28

7,317 nm, about 1,106 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 73 to 86 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 73 to 86 days including weather margin and handover days	€14,600.00 - €34,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €10,320.00
Fuel about 1,592 litres over 442 engine hours	€2,436.35 - €3,296.23
Berthing 33 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,584.00 - €2,772.00
Provisions 2 people	€4,380.00 - €5,160.00
Crew travel flights to LCA and back from DRW, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
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	€1,168.00 - €2,752.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€748.21 - €1,793.05

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