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Yacht delivery: Seattle to Brisbane (Manly)

8,297 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Point No Point, Admiralty Inlet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Cape Flattery, Makapuu Point, Diamond Head, Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Brisbane (Manly).

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Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.

Distance
8,297 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
69.5 days
1,659 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
553 h
Best months
May to September
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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.

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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: May to September. 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 Point No Point, Admiralty Inlet, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Cape Flattery, Makapuu Point, Diamond Head, Papeete, Tahiti, Huahine, Bora Bora, Rarotonga, Tongatapu, Kadavu, Navula Passage, Havannah Pass, Noumea, Dumbéa Pass, Cape Moreton. 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€28,811.47 to €69,668.28

8,297 nm, about 1,254 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 82 to 97 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 82 to 97 days including weather margin and handover days €16,400.00 - €38,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €11,640.00
Fuel about 1,806 litres over 502 engine hours €2,762.51 - €3,737.51
Berthing 37 nights alongside at 12.0 m €1,776.00 - €3,108.00
Provisions 2 people €4,920.00 - €5,820.00
Crew travel flights to SEA and back from BNE, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €1,312.00 - €3,104.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €800.96 - €1,938.77

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