Professional Skipper

[jmw]

Any idea of the cost for the services of a skipper to get a powerboat back from Southern Ireland (Cork/Kinsale) to the Solent.

For best fuel consumption I guess 15 to 18 knots cruising speed.

Thanks,

Joe

 

[volvopaul]

Any idea of the cost for the services of a skipper to get a powerboat back from Southern Ireland (Cork/Kinsale) to the Solent.

For best fuel consumption I guess 15 to 18 knots cruising speed.

Thanks,

Joe

Cheaper to cruise to Conway then road transport to port Solent.

 

[jmw]

Thanks Paul.

Best guess at cost for this?

(By the way - I have moved to Gosport now)

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

Any idea of the cost for the services of a skipper to get a powerboat back from Southern Ireland (Cork/Kinsale) to the Solent.

For best fuel consumption I guess 15 to 18 knots cruising speed.

Thanks,

Joe

Hi Joe,

I can't give you an accurate price without a few more details. Give me a call or fill out this form - I'd be glad to help!

http://www.halcyonyachts.com/quotation-form/

Pete

 

[rafiki_]

Any idea of the cost for the services of a skipper to get a powerboat back from Southern Ireland (Cork/Kinsale) to the Solent.

For best fuel consumption I guess 15 to 18 knots cruising speed.

Thanks,

Joe

A skipper will be £200 to £250 per day plus expenses. Probably a 5 day trip.

 

[Searush]

PM Kwaka.

 

[Jurgen]

Put it on a lorry!

 

[sail sail]

Put it on a lorry!

 

[alt]

A skipper will be £200 to £250 per day plus expenses. Probably a 5 day trip.

We did Poole - Cork in 2 days. Mind you, weather was fab and we had 57ft at 25 knots

 

[hlb]

Isn't, to cruise around the whole point of having a boat. I've been to Kinsale and the Solent, loads of other places as well. Are boats not about exploring loads of places' employing a skipper just means your missing out.

 

[PilotWolf]

Cheaper to cruise to Conway then road transport to port Solent.

Really depends on the size of it!

W.

 

[alanch]

A skipper will be £200 to £250 per day plus expenses. Probably a 5 day trip.

Is that right? I would do it for expenses plus a few beers. But then I'm only a Master Mariner who's been at sea for 45 years not a delivery skipper. Perhaps I've been in the wrong job!

 

[rafiki_]

Is that right? I would do it for expenses plus a few beers. But then I'm only a Master Mariner who's been at sea for 45 years not a delivery skipper. Perhaps I've been in the wrong job!

Alan, is your skippering of a charitable nature?
I fed back what I was quoted last summer.

 

[Uricanejack]

I could and enjoy even would help a friend out free of charge. Without. Regarding it as charity. When I do I do not ask for beer and or a nice bottle of malt. Yet my friends know my tastes.

As a friend we are covered.

Unfortunately in a case like this we have never and know nothing about each other. My qualifications and experience are irrelevant. I am not a professional delivery skipper. Not insured. No reference. And no real experience caring for someone else boat. No knowledge of the type of boat and do not have the nesseseray information about start and destination.

If you want to know contact 3 or more delivery companies and get quotes. Get a quote for road transportation as well.

 

[henryf]

Is that right? I would do it for expenses plus a few beers. But then I'm only a Master Mariner who's been at sea for 45 years not a delivery skipper. Perhaps I've been in the wrong job!

That sounds a bit harsh.

£200 per day isn't unreasonable particularly if you include comprehensive insurance cover, the usual costs of running a business and paying tax. I'm not suggesting for one minute it's so in your case but there have been a number of instances where doing someone a favour has bitten them in bum when something untoward happened and they got sued without the benefit of indemnity insurance.

Being a master mariner is reflective of considerable skill and expertise, but not necessarily totally relevant to a small privately owned boat. Naval ships and large commercial ships are very different beasts to a small plastic toy

I'm not questioning your abilities which will be far superior to mine, just saying that you aren't comparing eggs with eggs.

As for being in the wrong game there aren't many captains in charge of substantial vessels earning less than £50k a year. 5 days a week at £200 is £50k less your costs of running a business.

Henry