Yacht delivery: St Petersburg, Florida to Portland, Maine
1,696 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Tampa Bay entrance, Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, Montauk Point, Brenton Reef, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal, Cape Ann. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Portland, Maine.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,696 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 14.5 days
- 339 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 113 h
- Best months
- April to May and November
- 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 and November. 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 Tampa Bay entrance, Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral, Charleston, Frying Pan Shoals, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Cape Henry, Delaware Bay entrance, Barnegat, Ambrose Light, Montauk Point, Brenton Reef, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal, Cape Ann. 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
€7,333.51 to €17,694.02
1,696 nm, about 256 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 19 to 23 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 19 to 23 days including weather margin and handover days | €3,800.00 - €9,200.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €2,760.00 |
| Fuel about 369 litres over 103 engine hours | €564.77 - €764.10 |
| Berthing 10 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €480.00 - €840.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €1,140.00 - €1,380.00 |
| Crew travel flights to TPA and back from PWM, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €304.00 - €736.00 |
| Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow | €204.74 - €493.92 |
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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