Yacht delivery: Lorient to Nice

1,735 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Pointe de Penmarc'h, A Coruna, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Ibiza, Sa Dragonera, Cap Sicié, Porquerolles, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Nice.

Post this delivery Reverse: Nice to Lorient

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Distance: 1,735 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 14.5 days; 347 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 116 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 Pointe de Penmarc'h, A Coruna, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Ibiza, Sa Dragonera, Cap Sicié, Porquerolles, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes. Skippers on Skippr 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?

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Estimated total

€7,217.72 to €17,401.62

1,735 nm, about 262 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 19 to 23 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 19 to 23 days including weather margin and handover days	€3,800.00 - €9,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €2,760.00
Fuel about 378 litres over 105 engine hours	€577.72 - €781.62
Berthing 10 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€480.00 - €840.00
Provisions 2 people	€1,140.00 - €1,380.00
Crew travel flights to LRT and back from NCE, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€380.00 - €920.00

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