PROFESSIONAL YACHT DELIVERY — WITH YOU ABOARD OR WITHOUT YOU.
Sailor.com.au provides professional yacht delivery for sailing monohulls and catamarans across Australia and internationally. Every passage is Master‑led, safety‑window planned, and documented—so you get calm certainty hands‑off, or you can come aboard for structured familiarisation. Owners welcome. Standards unchanged.
Owner‑Onboard Yacht Delivery — Mentored First Passage
Delivery plus structured familiarisation: systems, offshore routines, watchkeeping, and conservative go/no‑go decisioning—without reducing professional crew.
Hands‑Off Yacht Delivery — Managed Yacht Delivery
End‑to‑end delivery planned, crewed, monitored, and documented. Time‑based pricing keeps incentives aligned to safe seamanship, not miles. Daily updates and a tidy hand‑back with track & log archive.
WHY OWNERS CHOOSE SAILOR.COM.AU
In an industry with little regulation and standards we are the gold standard on yacht delivery and related services.
✓ Master Ocean Delivery Skipper‑led passages
✓ Time‑based, safety‑aligned pricing (no miles‑chasing incentives)
✓ Safety‑window planning + conservative go/no‑go decisioning
✓ Vessel Readiness Assessment (300+ checks) + readiness discipline
✓ SKED24x7 oversight: tracking, scheduled check‑ins, comms, & routing support
✓ Daily updates + documented rationale for holds/deviations
✓ Tidy hand‑back: track & log archive + key notes
Trustworthy skippers
Our deliveries are Master‑led and supported by an experienced bench of offshore sailors. We select crew to match route, season, and vessel needs—then run the passage to a defined operating standard: readiness checks, watch systems, scheduled comms, and documented decisions.
Our people are experienced, master’s, navigators, ocean sailors, race managers and emergency response managers. We have the depth and experience in our team to manage or support all facets of your sailing needs. Our skills honed over many years of racing, cruising, deliveries and race campaign management.
We run yacht delivery like a program
We save you time in many ways. We find candidate crew that meet your requirements quickly to a high standard and great value. Our vetting process means that you can quickly get that team together.
You get a clear plan, conservative window thinking, and professional execution—without needing to manage crew logistics yourself. We handle crewing, mobilisation, documentation, and oversight so the delivery stays calm and accountable.
And when things change - we have a deep bench of sailors waiting to lean-in and get involved.
SKED24x7 oversight — another set of eyes offshore
We provide SKED24x7 a service like aircraft control tower but for yachts. It operates anywhere in the world and is manned by people who are experienced blue water yacht race directors. SKED24x7 provides continuous tracking, scheduled check‑ins (SKEDs), comms logging, routing inputs, and escalation support. It’s built to reduce uncertainty and improve response speed if conditions change. When you're in the vast ocean you don't need to be alone.
Transparent costs. No surprise loading.
Our very experienced sailors do gigs on sailor.com.au as a lifestyle choice. They love sailing in the ocean and do it because they are passionate about it. They all declare their rates upfront with their experience and background. Costs are transparent. We separate professional fees from pass‑through expenses and reconcile with receipts at hand‑back. Their are no hidden costs or charges.
YACHT DELIVERY FOR YACHT RACES
We know ocean racing and racing yachts.
Race programs need reliable delivery and clean configuration changes. We manage the shift from race setup to passage setup (and back), plan around safe windows, and maintain daily oversight—so the yacht arrives ready for the next phase.
Our crew will manage the conversion from racing to delivery and make sure that she is back in great shape for your next race.
We use SKED24x7 to track and watch over the delivery very much like racing.
TIME‑BASED, SAFETY‑ALIGNED PRICING
BASED ON KIND OF PASSAGE
Depending on the distance, vessel and its condition we work out the level of sailors need, the crew and how many needed.
WE WORK OUT A DAILY RATE
We select from our bench the delivery crew for your requirements. The fee is a daily rate by number of days needed.
We price around time, readiness, and safe windows—so incentives stay aligned to prudent seamanship (not miles). We quote a target day count tied to route, season, and vessel readiness, with an option for a Not‑to‑Exceed (NTE) Days cap.
WE ESTIMATE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES
Pass‑through expenses typically include fuel, provisioning, marina fees, and crew travel. We estimate these upfront and reconcile at hand‑back with receipts.
IT'S STRAIGHT FORWARD
A. TELL US YOUR REQUIRMENTS
We need to know from where to where, when and the vessel details.
B. WE PRODUCE AN INDICATIVE PRICE
We'll provide an indicative price that will give you a good sense for what it is going to cost you. This is obligation free and we are happy to iterate and change things as things evolve
C. WE PROVIDE A FIRM PROPOSAL
You decide that you wish to proceed. We produce a firm proposal based on specific time frames. This is typically in line with the indicative price.
C. YOU AGREE - WE DELIVER
Once you agree, we then kick off the delivery process as expected and agreed - no surprises.
Our delivery services are affordable. No complicated pricing. High quality sailors.
OWNER‑ONBOARD YACHT DELIVERY — MENTORED FIRST PASSAGE
Owners are welcome aboard for structured familiarisation—standards unchanged. Autopilot is mandatory, and owner participation does not reduce professional crew. We structure learning around real offshore routines: systems, watchkeeping, passage planning, and conservative decision-making.
Discover the Open Sea with Your Own Yacht
Build confidence the right way: calm structure, repeatable routines, and conservative go/no‑go decisions—on a real delivery passage.
Buying a yacht?
We can reduce risk and surprises.
If you are in the market or just purchased a new yacht - we can help bring it home with less stress.
Thinking about buying from overseas? see "SOME IDEAS FOR BUYING A YACHT FROM OVERSEAS"
Pre‑purchase skipper walkthrough (owner‑side). Get a practical view of seaworthiness, systems readiness, and likely delivery scope—before you commit.
We have some very experienced skippers who have owned, cruised and raced yachts. They can do a pre-purchase skipper walk through and provide you with some insights that can save you heartache and financially. Best before you put a deposit down.
Mentored First Passage: structured familiarisation
Join a professional delivery for structured familiarisation: offshore routines, passage preparation, watchkeeping, and calm decision-making. The goal is earned confidence—not a shortcut certification.
This is a great way to learn your new yacht. And understand the "right way" to prepare for offshore passages. Along the way you will improve in your navigation, helming, trimming and mooring skills.