Yacht delivery: Palma de Mallorca to Phuket (Chalong)
6,170 nautical miles along the usual passage, via 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. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Phuket (Chalong).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 6,170 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 51.5 days
- 1,234 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 411 h
- Best months
- March to May and October to 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 October to 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 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. 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
€22,810.34 to €55,166.20
6,170 nm, about 932 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 61 to 73 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 61 to 73 days including weather margin and handover days | €12,200.00 - €29,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €8,760.00 |
| Fuel about 1,343 litres over 373 engine hours | €2,054.39 - €2,779.46 |
| Berthing 28 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,344.00 - €2,352.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €3,660.00 - €4,380.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PMI and back from HKT, 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 | €976.00 - €2,336.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €635.95 - €1,538.74 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.