Yacht delivery: Southampton to Hong Kong (Aberdeen)
9,780 nautical miles along the usual passage, via The Needles, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Hong Kong (Aberdeen).
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 9,780 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 81.5 days
- 1,956 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 652 h
- Best months
- April to May
- 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: April to May. 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 The Needles, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera, Egadi Islands, Capo Passero, Port Said, Suez Canal, Gulf of Suez, Ras Mohammed, Hanish Islands, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Uligan, Maldives, Dondra Head, Great Nicobar, Phuket (Chalong), Langkawi, Penang, Malacca Strait, Raffles Light, Singapore, Singapore Strait, Horsburgh Light, South China Sea, Pratas, Lema Channel, East Lamma Channel. 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
€35,056.22 to €84,660.33
9,780 nm, about 1,478 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 97 to 115 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 97 to 115 days including weather margin and handover days | €19,400.00 - €46,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €13,800.00 |
| Fuel about 2,128 litres over 591 engine hours | €3,256.37 - €4,405.68 |
| Berthing 44 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €2,112.00 - €3,696.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €5,820.00 - €6,900.00 |
| Crew travel flights to SOU and back from HKG, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Canal transit Suez Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders | €1,100.00 - €2,300.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €1,552.00 - €3,680.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €975.85 - €2,358.65 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.