Yacht delivery: Nassau to Hong Kong (Aberdeen)
12,362 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Eleuthera, St George's, Bermuda, Horta, Azores, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, 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, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hong Kong (Aberdeen).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 12,362 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 103.5 days
- 2,472 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 824 h
- Best months
- March to May and November
- 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: March to May and November. 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 Eleuthera, St George's, Bermuda, Horta, Azores, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, 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, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. 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
€43,247.10 to €104,346.46
12,362 nm, about 1,868 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 121 to 143 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 121 to 143 days including weather margin and handover days | €24,200.00 - €57,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €17,160.00 |
| Fuel about 2,690 litres over 747 engine hours | €4,115.86 - €5,568.52 |
| Berthing 54 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,592.00 - €4,536.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €7,260.00 - €8,580.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAS and back from HKG, 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 | €1,936.00 - €4,576.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,203.24 - €2,905.94 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.