Yacht delivery: Rome (Fiumicino) to Riga
3,104 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Strait of Bonifacio, Mahon, Menorca, Cap de Cavalleria, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Kiel lighthouse, Fehmarn Belt, Kap Arkona, Sandhammaren, Utklippan, Irbe Strait. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Riga.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 3,104 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 26 days
- 621 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 207 h
- Best months
- May to June
- 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: May to June. 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 Strait of Bonifacio, Mahon, Menorca, Cap de Cavalleria, Sa Dragonera, Ibiza, Cabo de Palos, Cabo de Gata, Strait of Gibraltar, Cape St Vincent, Cabo Espichel, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant, Cherbourg, Strait of Dover, Texel, Elbe estuary, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Kiel lighthouse, Fehmarn Belt, Kap Arkona, Sandhammaren, Utklippan, Irbe Strait. Skippers on Skippr 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
€11,881.67 to €28,442.49
3,104 nm, about 469 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 33 to 39 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 33 to 39 days including weather margin and handover days | €6,600.00 - €15,600.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €4,680.00 |
| Fuel about 676 litres over 188 engine hours | €1,033.67 - €1,398.49 |
| Berthing 16 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €768.00 - €1,344.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,980.00 - €2,340.00 |
| Crew travel flights to FCO and back from RIX, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €660.00 - €1,560.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.