Yacht delivery: Tallinn to Cagliari, Sardinia

3,004 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Osmussaar, Hiiumaa, Visby, Gotland, Ölands södra udde, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cagliari, Sardinia.

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Distance: 3,004 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 25.5 days; 601 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 200 h
Best months: May to June
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: May to June. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Osmussaar, Hiiumaa, Visby, Gotland, Ölands södra udde, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Cape Finisterre, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cabo da Roca, Cabo Espichel, Cape St Vincent, Strait of Gibraltar, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Palos, Palma de Mallorca, Cabrera. Skippers on Skippr file a condition report with photos before departure and on arrival; you countersign both.

What will it cost?

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Estimated total

€11,240.37 to €27,693.45

3,004 nm, about 454 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 31 to 38 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 31 to 38 days including weather margin and handover days	€6,200.00 - €15,200.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €4,560.00
Fuel about 654 litres over 182 engine hours	€1,000.37 - €1,353.45
Berthing 15 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€720.00 - €1,260.00
Provisions 2 people	€1,860.00 - €2,280.00
Crew travel flights to TLL and back from CAG, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€620.00 - €1,520.00

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