Sailing yacht, catamaran or motor yacht: a professional skipper and crew deliver your boat safely, from Brittany to the Cyclades and on to the Caribbean.
Sea delivery takes more than a good sailor: choosing the right weather window, preparing the boat, putting together a crew suited to the distance and knowing each port’s formalities. Boatway selects skippers holding offshore licences, RYA Yachtmaster or professional tickets (Master 200, STCW) depending on the job.
Our core areas: coastal passages along the French coast (Channel, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Corsica), Greek waters (Ionian, Gulf of Corinth, Cyclades, Dodecanese) and major crossings such as France ⇄ Caribbean via the Canaries or the Azores.
Westbound, the trade-wind route goes via the Canaries; eastbound, the northern route returns via the Azores. Allow 3 to 5 weeks depending on the boat. Our ocean crews always include at least three people and full safety equipment.
Moving between sailing grounds via Gibraltar is one of our most requested deliveries. Our skippers master the tricky stretches: Bay of Biscay, Cape Finisterre, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Gulf of Lion.
Delivery from France, repositioning between the Ionian and the Aegean via the Corinth Canal, charter returns: our Greek and French skippers know the meltemi and the Cyclades harbours.
Boat, route, dates, constraints: 2 minutes online.
A detailed quote and the profile of the selected professional.
A tracked job with a report at every stage.
“My Pogo 36 reached Le Marin in perfect condition after 26 days. The daily satellite tracking let me sleep soundly, and the final quote was almost exactly the online estimate.”“Flawless delivery of our Bavaria 46 to Greece, Corinth Canal included. All the Greek paperwork was ready on arrival.”“Professional crew and excellent communication. Two days late because of weather in the Azores, but we had been warned from the start.”Between La Rochelle and Martinique, allow about 4,000 nm and 4 to 5 weeks including stopovers. The return via the Azores is slightly shorter.
Rarely under its own power: range limits crossings to large yachts. For the others we arrange cargo-ship transport (see Transport).
Sometimes, by agreement with the skipper. A delivery remains a professional job, not a cruise.
European canals and rivers: Seine, Rhône, Rhine, Canal du Midi, Dutch waterways, Danube.
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Groceries delivered aboard, special requests, boat preparation before you arrive.
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Road haulage, oversize convoys and cargo ships for trips the water can’t cover.
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Haul-out, engine winterisation, storage ashore or indoors, and spring relaunch.
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