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Yacht delivery: Sydney to Nassau

9,895 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest 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 Nassau.

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Distance
9,895 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
82.5 days
1,979 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
660 h
Best months
April
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.

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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: April. 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 Sydney Heads, North Cape, Cape Brett, Tongatapu, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Huahine, Papeete, Tahiti, Tuamotus (Ahe), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Galápagos, Taboga, Panama City (La Playita), Panama Canal, Shelter Bay (Colon), Portobelo, Cabo Gracias a Dios, Isla Mujeres (Cancun), Key West, Sombrero Key, Alligator Reef, Fowey Rocks, Gun Cay, Northwest 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.

What will the delivery cost?

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Estimated total

€36,615.40 to €86,270.00

9,895 nm, about 1,495 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 98 to 116 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 98 to 116 days including weather margin and handover days €19,600.00 - €46,400.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €13,920.00
Fuel about 2,153 litres over 598 engine hours €3,294.60 - €4,457.40
Berthing 44 nights alongside at 12.0 m €2,112.00 - €3,696.00
Provisions 2 people €5,880.00 - €6,960.00
Crew travel flights to SYD and back from NAS, plus transfers €840.00 - €1,520.00
Canal transit Panama Canal: tolls, agent, line handlers and fenders €2,300.00 - €3,200.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner €1,568.00 - €3,712.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €1,020.80 - €2,404.60

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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