Yacht delivery: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas to Cartagena

1,429 nautical miles along the usual passage, via St John, Sir Francis Drake Channel, Round Rock Passage, Anegada Passage, Anguilla, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes channel, Dominica, Martinique, Diamond Rock, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Vieux Fort, St Vincent, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cartagena.

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Distance: 1,429 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 12 days; 286 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 95 h
Best months: January to April and December
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.

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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: January to April and December. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via St John, Sir Francis Drake Channel, Round Rock Passage, Anegada Passage, Anguilla, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes channel, Dominica, Martinique, Diamond Rock, Rodney Bay, St Lucia, Vieux Fort, St Vincent, The Grenadines, St George's, Grenada, Point Saline, Los Roques, Punta Gallinas. Skippers on Skippr.it file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€6,341.23 to €15,595.58

1,429 nm, about 216 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 16 to 20 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 16 to 20 days including weather margin and handover days	€3,200.00 - €8,000.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €2,400.00
Fuel about 311 litres over 86 engine hours	€475.99 - €643.98
Berthing 9 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€432.00 - €756.00
Provisions 2 people	€960.00 - €1,200.00
Crew travel flights to STT and back from CTG, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€256.00 - €640.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€177.24 - €435.60

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