Yacht delivery: Limassol to Opua, Bay of Islands

10,472 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, 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, North Cape, Cape Brett. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Opua, Bay of Islands.

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Distance: 10,472 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 87.5 days; 2,094 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 698 h
Best months: March to April 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 April 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, 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, North Cape, Cape Brett. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

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Estimated total

€37,095.10 to €88,930.69

10,472 nm, about 1,583 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 103 to 121 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 103 to 121 days including weather margin and handover days	€20,600.00 - €48,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €14,520.00
Fuel about 2,279 litres over 633 engine hours	€3,486.66 - €4,717.25
Berthing 46 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€2,208.00 - €3,864.00
Provisions 2 people	€6,180.00 - €7,260.00
Crew travel flights to LCA and back from KKE, 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	€1,648.00 - €3,872.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€1,032.44 - €2,477.44

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