Yacht delivery: Visby, Gotland to Riga
201 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Irbe Strait. Post the delivery on Skippr and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Riga.
Planning track through open water; not for navigation. Map data by OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Distance
- 201 nm
- Under sail at 5 knots
- 2 days
- 40 hours non-stop
- Under power at 15 knots
- 13 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 Irbe Strait. 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
€2,171.21 to €4,962.92
201 nm, about 31 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 4 to 5 days door to door with 2 on board.
| Skipper fee 4 to 5 days including weather margin and handover days | €800.00 - €2,000.00 |
| Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only | €0.00 - €600.00 |
| Fuel about 44 litres over 12 engine hours | €67.21 - €90.92 |
| Berthing 3 nights alongside at 12.0 m | €144.00 - €252.00 |
| Provisions 2 people | €240.00 - €300.00 |
| Crew travel flights to VBY and back from RIX, plus transfers | €840.00 - €1,520.00 |
| Skippr service fee 10% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner | €80.00 - €200.00 |
Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.