Yacht delivery: Road Town, Tortola to Isla Mujeres (Cancun)

1,504 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Sir Francis Drake Channel, St John, Virgin Passage, Turks and Caicos, San Salvador, Eleuthera, Nassau, Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Isla Mujeres (Cancun).

Post this delivery Reverse: Isla Mujeres (Cancun) to Road Town, Tortola

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Distance: 1,504 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 13 days; 301 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 100 h
Best months: April
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: April. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Sir Francis Drake Channel, St John, Virgin Passage, Turks and Caicos, San Salvador, Eleuthera, Nassau, Northwest Channel, Gun Cay, Fowey Rocks, Alligator Reef, Sombrero Key, Key West. 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

€6,366.95 to €15,630.38

1,504 nm, about 227 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 327 litres over 91 engine hours	€500.96 - €677.77
Berthing 9 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€432.00 - €756.00
Provisions 2 people	€960.00 - €1,200.00
Crew travel flights to EIS and back from CUN, 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	€177.99 - €436.61

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