Yacht delivery: Scheveningen (The Hague) to Hamburg
279 nautical miles along the usual passage, via IJmuiden (Amsterdam), Texel, Elbe estuary, Cuxhaven. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hamburg.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 279 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 2.5 days
- 56 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 19 h
- Best months
- May to August
- 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.
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 August. 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 IJmuiden (Amsterdam), Texel, Elbe estuary, Cuxhaven. 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
€2,577.85 to €6,447.22
279 nm, about 42 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 5 to 7 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 5 to 7 days including weather margin and handover days | €1,000.00 - €2,800.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €840.00 |
| Fuel about 61 litres over 17 engine hours | €93.10 - €125.96 |
| Berthing 4 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €192.00 - €336.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €300.00 - €420.00 |
| Crew travel flights to AMS and back from HAM, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €80.00 - €224.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €72.75 - €181.26 |
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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