Yacht delivery: Newport, Rhode Island to Sydney
10,944 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Brenton Reef, Montauk Point, Ambrose Light, Barnegat, Delaware Bay entrance, Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Cape Brett, North Cape, Sydney Heads. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Sydney.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,944 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 91.5 days
- 2,189 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 730 h
- Best months
- April
- 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. 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 Brenton Reef, Montauk Point, Ambrose Light, Barnegat, Delaware Bay entrance, Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Frying Pan Shoals, Charleston, Cape Canaveral, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Cabo Gracias a Dios, Portobelo, Shelter Bay (Colon), Panama Canal, Panama City (La Playita), Taboga, Galápagos, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Tuamotus (Ahe), Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Cape Brett, North Cape, Sydney Heads. 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
€39,727.12 to €94,026.22
10,944 nm, about 1,654 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 107 to 127 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 107 to 127 days including weather margin and handover days | €21,400.00 - €50,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €15,240.00 |
| Fuel about 2,382 litres over 662 engine hours | €3,643.88 - €4,929.96 |
| Berthing 48 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,304.00 - €4,032.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €6,420.00 - €7,620.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PVD and back from SYD, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Panama Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €2,300.00 - €3,200.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,712.00 - €4,064.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €1,107.24 - €2,620.26 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.