Yacht delivery: Nassau to Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
951 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Eleuthera, San Salvador, Turks and Caicos, Anegada Passage, Anguilla. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 951 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 8 days
- 190 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 63 h
- Best months
- January to April and December
- 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.
litres, about EUR
A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.
When to go
Best months for this passage: January to April and December. 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, San Salvador, Turks and Caicos, Anegada Passage, Anguilla. 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
€4,610.06 to €10,708.54
951 nm, about 144 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 11 to 13 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 11 to 13 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,200.00 - €5,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,560.00 |
| Fuel about 207 litres over 58 engine hours | €316.91 - €428.76 |
| Berthing 6 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €288.00 - €504.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €660.00 - €780.00 |
| Crew travel flights to NAS and back from SXM, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €176.00 - €416.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €129.15 - €299.78 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.