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Yacht delivery: Sydney to Rodney Bay, St Lucia

9,743 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, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, St Vincent, Vieux Fort. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Rodney Bay, St Lucia.

Post this delivery Reverse: Rodney Bay, St Lucia to Sydney

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Distance
9,743 nm
Under sail at 5 knots
81.5 days
1,949 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots
650 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, San Blas, Cartagena, Punta Gallinas, Los Roques, Point Saline, St George's, Grenada, The Grenadines, St Vincent, Vieux Fort. 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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Estimated total

€35,946.28 to €84,224.83

9,743 nm, about 1,472 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 96 to 113 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 96 to 113 days including weather margin and handover days €19,200.00 - €45,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only €0.00 - €13,560.00
Fuel about 2,120 litres over 589 engine hours €3,244.04 - €4,389.00
Berthing 43 nights alongside at 12.0 m €2,064.00 - €3,612.00
Provisions 2 people €5,760.00 - €6,780.00
Crew travel flights to SYD and back from UVF, 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 €1,536.00 - €3,616.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow €1,002.24 - €2,347.83

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