SIMMER'S BLUE WATER VOYAGE

 

Simmer Cruising Costs:

YEAR

COUNTRY

NO. OF DAYS

AVE. MO.COST

PORT FEES

BOAT

FUEL

FOOD

NOTES

1999

Bahamas

60

$331

$40

$234

$98

$241

Well stocked from the USA so AVE  MO COST is low

"

Panama

34

$1,549

$643

$741

$121

$628

PORT FEES incl. $500 Canal Transit

"

Galapagos

13

$785

$156

$25

$82

$93

"

French Polynesia

75

$700

$303

$736

$186

$424

PORT FEES incl. currency exchange loss on mandatory bond

"

Tonga

21

$433

$19

$41

$40

$139

"

Fiji

23

$847

$21

$213

$52

$305

"

Vanuatu

10

$789

$28

$60

$15

$87

1999

New Caledonia

16

$512

$0

$33

$42

$123

No PORT FEES - nice!

1999/2000

OZ/USA/NZ

288

$2,087

$201

$6,559

$161

$3,520

Incl airfare to USA, NZ tour, OZ boat refit to incl maintenance, hauling, rerigging

"

Indonesia

27

$460

$172

$146

$28

$158

"

Malaysia

90

$1,110

$33

$1,551

$106

$1,245

Major provisioning for Indian Ocean, many marina stays too!

2000

Thailand

40

$323

$17

$72

$13

$277

2001

Sri Lanka

6

$1,600

$170

$9

$34

$129

Short stay inflates AVE MO COST

"

Maldives

16

$157

$5

$5

$22

$51

"

Chagos

75

$0

$80

$0

$0

$0

"

Mayotte

56

$892

$22

$451

$117

$871

PORT FEES for   visa extension (over 30 days)

"

Madagascar

69

$75

$113

$3

$40

$113

AVE MO COST does not include items traded or donated.
2001-2002 South Africa

145

$1,544

 

$0

 

$2,673

$153

$1,904

Incl airfare to USA, major provisioning, boat maintenance, new sail, and marinas fees.

2002

St. Helena & Ascension

16

$352

$114 $0 $21 $50

"

F de N, Brazil 10 $180 $0 $0 $25 $33

"

Trinidad&Tobago

78

$1,009

$25

$1,302

$43

$997

Incl marina mooring, haulout and boat work

"

Grenada

88

$1,497

$27 $2,117 $78 $1,053 Incl airfare to USA and annual boat insurance

"

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

8

$1,005 $27 $111 $0 $147

Incl sail repair $100 USD

"

St. Lucia 7 $855 $10 $2 $26 $129

"

Martinique 16 $609 $0 $4 $0 $250 French island - no PORT FEE

"

Guadeloupe 4 $308 $0 $0 $0 $41 French island - no PORT FEE

"

Antigua 4

$930

$36 $0 $26 $77
" BVI

9

$337

$18

$0

$0

$60

2003 USVI 9 $481

$0

$153 $0 $319 Back in US waters!
Puerto Rico 28 $1114 $25 $117 $40 $618 Still in US waters
Turks & Caicos 5 $24 $5 $0 $0 $0
Bahamas

44

$250

$100

$5

$58

$138

TOTALS:

1390

$1,101

$2,410

$17,363

$1,627

$14,220

REMARKS:
1.  Costs in US dollars
2.  Pre-voyage costs (buying boat, outfitting, provisioning in USA, etc) not included
3.  No boat insurance coverage from Feb '99 to Aug '02.  Reinstated insurance in Caribbean (Grenada), annual cost $1,565.
4.  Health insurance costs not included - $2,100 per year for 2 people
5.  "AVE MO COST" - Cost does not include port fees since they are one time
6.  "AVE MO COST" includes ALL costs and not just the sample categories shown (Port Fees, Boat, Fuel, Food)
7.  "PORT FEES" - cost includes visas, official fees, and harbor fees
8.  "BOAT" - cost includes maintenance, repairs, moorings, etc
9.  "FUEL" - cost includes diesel and dinghy gas
10. "FOOD" - cost includes groceries, dining out, beer, wine, spirits