Yacht delivery: Rodney Bay, St Lucia to Cuxhaven

4,497 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Pointe du Cap, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cuxhaven.

Post this delivery Reverse: Cuxhaven to Rodney Bay, St Lucia

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Distance: 4,497 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 37.5 days; 899 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 300 h
Best months: April to May
Open deliveries on this route: 0

Fuel calculator

Litres and cost if the whole passage is motored at 15 knots. Set your engine's burn at cruising revs.

Fuel burn l/h Diesel price EUR/l

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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.

Passage notes

Via Pointe du Cap, Mid-Atlantic trade-wind route, Funchal, Madeira, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€16,216.68 to €39,456.68

4,497 nm, about 680 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 45 to 54 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 45 to 54 days including weather margin and handover days	€9,000.00 - €21,600.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €6,480.00
Fuel about 979 litres over 272 engine hours	€1,497.32 - €2,025.79
Berthing 21 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,008.00 - €1,764.00
Provisions 2 people	€2,700.00 - €3,240.00
Crew travel flights to UVF and back from HAM, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€720.00 - €1,728.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€451.36 - €1,098.89

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