Yacht delivery: Lisbon to Cherbourg

810 nautical miles along the usual passage, via Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant. Post the delivery on Skippr.it and verified skippers bid on it; your payment waits in escrow until the boat is handed over in Cherbourg.

Post this delivery Reverse: Cherbourg to Lisbon

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Distance: 810 nm
Under sail at 5 knots: 7 days; 162 hours non-stop
Under power at 15 knots: 54 h
Best months: May to September
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.

Fuel burn l/h Diesel price EUR/l

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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 September. The window is set by the hardest stretch of the route, so a Baltic or Biscay leg limits a Mediterranean destination.

Passage notes

Via Cabo da Roca, Cabo Carvoeiro, Cape Finisterre, Ushant. 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

€4,277.68 to €10,013.42

810 nm, about 122 hours under way at 7.1 knots, 10 to 12 days door to door with 2 on board.

Skipper fee 10 to 12 days including weather margin and handover days	€2,000.00 - €4,800.00
Crew 1 crew besides the skipper; mile-builders sail for expenses only	€0.00 - €1,440.00
Fuel about 176 litres over 49 engine hours	€269.75 - €364.95
Berthing 6 nights alongside at 12.0 m	€288.00 - €504.00
Provisions 2 people	€600.00 - €720.00
Crew travel flights to LIS and back from CER, plus transfers	€840.00 - €1,520.00
Skippr.it commission 8% of the skipper fee, paid by the owner	€160.00 - €384.00
Payment processing 3% of what passes through the escrow	€119.93 - €280.47

Planning figures, not a quote. Skipper bids on Skippr.it are itemised (fee, advance, expenses) and the service fee is shown before you pay.