Yacht delivery: Limassol to Phuket (Chalong)

4,838 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Phuket (Chalong).

Post this delivery Reverse: Phuket (Chalong) to Limassol

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Distance: 4,838 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 40.5 days; 968 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 323 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.

Fuel burn l/h Diesel price EUR/l

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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. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

A low-to-high range for skipper, crew, fuel, berthing, provisions and travel. Updates as you type.

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Estimated total

€18,700.93 to €44,674.84

4,838 nm, about 731 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 49 to 58 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 49 to 58 days including weather margin and handover days	€9,800.00 - €23,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €6,960.00
Fuel about 1,053 litres over 292 engine hours	€1,611.08 - €2,179.69
Berthing 23 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,104.00 - €1,932.00
Provisions 2 people	€2,940.00 - €3,480.00
Crew travel flights to LCA and back from HKT, 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	€784.00 - €1,856.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€521.85 - €1,247.15

Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.