Yacht delivery: Olbia, Sardinia to Helsingborg
2,649 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Capo Ferro, Strait of Bonifacio, Mahon, Menorca, Cap de Cavalleria, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, 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, Gedser, Møns Klint, Drogden, Copenhagen. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Helsingborg.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 2,649 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 22.5 days
- 530 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 177 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 Capo Ferro, Strait of Bonifacio, Mahon, Menorca, Cap de Cavalleria, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, 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, Gedser, Møns Klint, Drogden, Copenhagen. 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
€10,233.99 to €24,969.28
2,649 nm, about 400 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 28 to 34 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 28 to 34 days including weather margin and handover days | €5,600.00 - €13,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,080.00 |
| Fuel about 576 litres over 160 engine hours | €881.99 - €1,193.28 |
| Berthing 14 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €672.00 - €1,176.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,680.00 - €2,040.00 |
| Crew travel flights to OLB and back from CPH, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €560.00 - €1,360.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.