Yacht delivery: Rodney Bay, St Lucia to Gothenburg

4,753 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, Horns Rev, Hanstholm, Skagen, Vinga. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Gothenburg.

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

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Distance: 4,753 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 40 days; 951 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 317 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.

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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, Horns Rev, Hanstholm, Skagen, Vinga. 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

€16,921.68 to €40,921.00

4,753 nm, about 718 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 47 to 56 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 47 to 56 days including weather margin and handover days	€9,400.00 - €22,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €6,720.00
Fuel about 1,034 litres over 287 engine hours	€1,582.72 - €2,141.32
Berthing 22 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€1,056.00 - €1,848.00
Provisions 2 people	€2,820.00 - €3,360.00
Crew travel flights to UVF and back from GOT, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€752.00 - €1,792.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€470.96 - €1,139.68

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