Yacht delivery: Lisbon to Fort Lauderdale
3,644 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Horta, Azores, St George's, Bermuda, Eleuthera. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Fort Lauderdale.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,644 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 30.5 days
- 729 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 243 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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: April to May. 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 Horta, Azores, St George's, Bermuda, Eleuthera. 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
€13,505.51 to €32,507.46
3,644 nm, about 551 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 37 to 44 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 37 to 44 days including weather margin and handover days | €7,400.00 - €17,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €5,280.00 |
| Fuel about 793 litres over 220 engine hours | €1,213.39 - €1,641.65 |
| Berthing 18 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €864.00 - €1,512.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,220.00 - €2,640.00 |
| Crew travel flights to LIS and back from FLL, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €592.00 - €1,408.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €376.12 - €905.81 |
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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