Yacht delivery: Visby, Gotland to Lorient
1,178 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Ölands södra udde, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Raz de Sein, Pointe de Penmarc'h. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Lorient.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 1,178 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 10 days
- 236 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 79 h
- Best months
- May to August
- 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.
litres, about EUR
A sailing yacht usually motors a third to a half of the passage.
When to go
Best months for this passage: May to August. 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 Ölands södra udde, Utklippan, Sandhammaren, Kap Arkona, Fehmarn Belt, Kiel lighthouse, Kiel, Kiel Canal, Elbe estuary, Texel, Strait of Dover, Cherbourg, Ushant, Raz de Sein, Pointe de Penmarc'h. Skippers on Skippr 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.
Estimated total
€5,208.44 to €12,558.95
1,178 nm, about 178 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 13 to 16 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 13 to 16 days including weather margin and handover days | €2,600.00 - €6,400.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €1,920.00 |
| Fuel about 256 litres over 71 engine hours | €392.44 - €530.95 |
| Berthing 7 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €336.00 - €588.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €780.00 - €960.00 |
| Crew travel flights to VBY and back from LRT, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €260.00 - €640.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.