Yacht delivery: Naples to Helsinki
3,297 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Capri, Capo Carbonara, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Kiel lighthouse, Fehmarn Belt, Kap Arkona, Sandhammaren, Utklippan, Ölands södra udde, Visby, Gotland, Hanko, Porkkala. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Helsinki.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,297 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 27.5 days
- 659 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 220 h
- Best months
- May to June
- 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: May to June. 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 Capri, Capo Carbonara, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Kiel lighthouse, Fehmarn Belt, Kap Arkona, Sandhammaren, Utklippan, Ölands södra udde, Visby, Gotland, Hanko, Porkkala. 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.
Estimated total
€12,225.79 to €29,149.24
3,297 nm, about 498 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 34 to 40 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 34 to 40 days including weather margin and handover days | €6,800.00 - €16,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,800.00 |
| Fuel about 718 litres over 199 engine hours | €1,097.79 - €1,485.24 |
| Berthing 16 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €768.00 - €1,344.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,040.00 - €2,400.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAP and back from HEL, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €680.00 - €1,600.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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