Skippr.it Skippr.it

Yacht delivery: Sydney to Palma de Mallorca

11,048 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sydney Heads, Port Stephens, Coffs Harbour, Cape Byron, Gold Coast, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point, Sumba, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, Singapore Strait, Singapore, Raffles Light, Malacca Strait, Penang, Langkawi, Phuket (Chalong), Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Palma de Mallorca.

Post this delivery Reverse: Palma de Mallorca to Sydney

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

Distance
11,048 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
92.5 days
2,210 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
737 h
Best months
March to May and October to November
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.

litres, about EUR

A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.

When to go

Best months for this passage: March to May and October to November. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

  • J
  • F
  • M
  • A
  • M
  • J
  • J
  • A
  • S
  • O
  • N
  • D

Passage notes

Via Sydney Heads, Port Stephens, Coffs Harbour, Cape Byron, Gold Coast, Cape Moreton, Breaksea Spit, Capricorn Channel, Whitsunday Passage, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Gloucester Passage, Cape Upstart, Cairns, Lizard Island, Cape Melville, Cape Grenville, Albany Passage, Torres Strait, Cape Wessel, Cape Don, Cape Hotham, Charles Point, Sumba, Lombok Strait, Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Horsburgh Light, Singapore Strait, Singapore, Raffles Light, Malacca Strait, Penang, Langkawi, Phuket (Chalong), Great Nicobar, Dondra Head, Uligan, Maldives, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, Hanish Islands, Ras Mohammed, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, Port Said, Capo Passero, Egadi Islands, Cabrera. 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?

A low-to-high range for skipper, crew, fuel, berthing, provisions and travel. Updates as you type.

No spam: one mail with your estimate, and the delivery form is pre-filled when you sign up.

Estimated total

€38,859.92 to €93,863.25

11,048 nm, about 1,670 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 108 to 128 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 108 to 128 days including weather margin and handover days €21,600.00 - €51,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €15,360.00
Fuel about 2,404 litres over 668 engine hours €3,678.41 - €4,976.67
Berthing 49 nights alongside at 12.0 m €2,352.00 - €4,116.00
Provisions 2 people €6,480.00 - €7,680.00
Crew travel flights to SYD and back from PMI, 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 €1,728.00 - €4,096.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €1,081.51 - €2,614.58

Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.

Other deliveries from Sydney