West Nautical’s fuel calculator - how does it work and how does it help superyacht owners and charter clients to budget for their holiday?

Whether you own or charter a superyacht; cruising to all corners of the globe enjoying the 7* yachting experience is one of the most luxurious holidays in the world.

West Nautical, yacht charter specialists, have developed a fuel calculator on their website, allowing charter guests and yacht owners to calculate the fuel consumption and cost based on their itinerary.

So how does it work?

The fuel calculator has an interactive map where you can input the starting point as well as destination onto the map, this will automatically populate the distance table. The next step is to enter the speed and fuel consumption of the yacht. Most yacht brochures will have information about the maximum and cruising speed as well as the fuel consumption, which is calculated at number of litres per hour.

The last step is to input the cost of fuel per litre, which is information that all captain’s and chief Engineers will have as they regularly bunker in similar locations. This will then calculate the total fuel cost of the trip and when each passage is calculated, will calculate the fuel cost for the charter.

Each yacht will consume fuel differently for a number of reasons, the main reason being the size and make of the engines as well as the speed at which the yacht is able to cruise.

Here are some examples of fuel consumption:

Example 1: A fast 30m yacht cruising at 20 knots (Lady Amanda) will consume roughly 400-500 l/hour.

Example 2: A typical displacement yacht may cruise at 12 knots and consume 300 l/hour.

Example 3: Some yachts can cruise at 10 knots (Firefly) and consume 100 l/hour.

Fuel prices can fluctuate, but typically fuel when cruising in the Mediterranean is between €0.80 - €1.20 per litre.

Click here to use West Nautical’s fuel calculator before your next superyacht holiday.