Yacht delivery: Papeete, Tahiti to Hong Kong (Aberdeen)
8,750 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point, Sumba, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hong Kong (Aberdeen).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 8,750 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 73 days
- 1,750 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 583 h
- Best months
- April to June and October
- 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 June and October. 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 Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point, Sumba, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. 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
€30,484.62 to €73,198.39
8,750 nm, about 1,322 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 87 to 102 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 87 to 102 days including weather margin and handover days | €17,400.00 - €40,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €12,240.00 |
| Fuel about 1,904 litres over 529 engine hours | €2,913.26 - €3,941.47 |
| Berthing 39 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,872.00 - €3,276.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,220.00 - €6,120.00 |
| Crew travel flights to PPT and back from HKG, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,392.00 - €3,264.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €847.36 - €2,036.92 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.