Yacht delivery: Palma de Mallorca to Newport, Rhode Island
3,600 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Horta, Azores, Halifax, Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Newport, Rhode Island.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,600 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 30 days
- 720 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 240 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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 to May. 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 Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Horta, Azores, Halifax, Cape Sable, Nantucket Shoals, Brenton Reef. 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
€13,490.60 to €32,487.27
3,600 nm, about 544 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 37 to 44 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 37 to 44 days including weather margin and handover days | €7,400.00 - €17,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €5,280.00 |
| Fuel about 784 litres over 218 engine hours | €1,198.91 - €1,622.05 |
| Berthing 18 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €864.00 - €1,512.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,220.00 - €2,640.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PMI and back from PVD, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €592.00 - €1,408.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €375.69 - €905.22 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.