Yacht delivery: Phuket (Chalong) to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
10,027 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 10,027 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 84 days
- 2,005 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 668 h
- Best months
- March to May and 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 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 Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera, Palma de Mallorca, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Funchal, Madeira, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route. 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
€35,758.05 to €86,120.36
10,027 nm, about 1,515 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 99 to 117 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 99 to 117 days including weather margin and handover days | €19,800.00 - €46,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €14,040.00 |
| Fuel about 2,182 litres over 606 engine hours | €3,338.69 - €4,517.05 |
| Berthing 45 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,160.00 - €3,780.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,940.00 - €7,020.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HKT and back from ANU, 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 | €1,584.00 - €3,744.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €995.36 - €2,399.31 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.
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