Practical guides for the
yacht delivery world.
Real advice from real deliveries, for captains, crew, and yacht owners. No fluff.
- Captains
How to find your first yacht delivery
Five practical steps to land your first paid yacht delivery, from building a profile that owners trust to negotiating fair terms.
- Guides
Yacht delivery captain licences: a quick reference
Yachtmaster Ocean, USCG Master, RYA, MCA, STCW, which licence do you actually need to deliver yachts commercially? A region-by-region guide.
- Guides
Transatlantic delivery: the best windows
The seasonal windows for transatlantic yacht deliveries: when to leave the Med, when to leave the Caribbean, and how the weather actually behaves.
- Owners
How much does a yacht delivery cost in 2026? Prices by route, day rates and what's included
What a 40 ft yacht delivery really costs in 2026: €3–8/NM skipper rates, 20 routes priced, and what's included vs. extra. Try the free cost estimator.
- Owners
Yacht delivery insurance and contracts: what owners actually need before handing over the keys
A plain-English guide for yacht owners: what your hull insurance requires during a paid delivery, what a sensible delivery contract looks like, and the five questions to ask your captain before slipping lines.
- Captains
Skipper jobs in the UK: where the yacht delivery work is and how to get it
Where UK skipper and yacht delivery jobs are (Solent, Hamble, West Country, Scotland), when they peak, which tickets owners ask for, and how to get picked.
- Captains
What yacht delivery captains earn in 2026: day rates, per-mile rates and yearly income
Day rates, per-mile rates and crew pay for yacht delivery captains in 2026, what the owner pays on top, and how to work out your own rate and yearly earnings.
- Captains
How to become a yacht delivery captain: licences, sea miles and your first paid job
The route to paid yacht delivery work: sea miles, the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, the commercial endorsement, STCW and ENG1, and how to land your first job.
- Owners
How does yacht delivery work? From first offer to handover
How a yacht delivery works for owners, step by step: getting offers, choosing a captain, contract and insurance, preparing the boat, the passage and handover.
- Owners
Yacht delivery from Palma de Mallorca: routes, prices and the best time to go
Moving a yacht to or from Palma de Mallorca: typical routes with distances, days at sea and indicative prices, the best seasons, and how to get an offer.