Yacht delivery: Phuket (Chalong) to Limassol
4,838 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, Cape Gata. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Limassol.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 4,838 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 40.5 days
- 968 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 323 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 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, Cape Gata. 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
€18,700.93 to €44,674.84
4,838 nm, about 731 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 49 to 58 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 49 to 58 days including weather margin and handover days | €9,800.00 - €23,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €6,960.00 |
| Fuel about 1,053 litres over 292 engine hours | €1,611.08 - €2,179.69 |
| Berthing 23 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €1,104.00 - €1,932.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €2,940.00 - €3,480.00 |
| Crew travel flights to HKT and back from LCA, 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 | €784.00 - €1,856.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €521.85 - €1,247.15 |
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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