Author here: how long from Boston to Monaco?

Sailing, long rage cruiser, cruise ship, commercial ship, race boat????
Give us a beat of your story and we can offer better data..

Wow, that exceeds my budget and experience.
Hang on, another YF kid will come on and offer better ideas on 80-90M H/S - LRCs.

9 days at 16kts
But my speed is 10kts so 15 days with a stop to top my 45000 ltr tanks.

Eat, sleep, food. Eat, sleep, food.

Crossing oceans can be pretty boring on an on-watch/off-watch basis. It's hitting the coast when the fun starts.

10 days is a normal Atlantic crossing and the Med is bigger than you think, about 4 days or so. Getting a berth in Monaco? About 2 weeks.

The single most important position on a yacht is the cook. Always.

He is asking for data to help write a story. Somebody can come up with some goodies to offer what a real cruise could offer with a palace boat?
Think of that meathead boat from Jax,, oh, Kismut,
(Not a Jags fan).

Ya know that fancy fat boat does not wallow in the sea. What does it take for her to make Jax to Monaco.
It's a book story. Waiting for a slip may not mean anything.

I just would be guessing (poorly) on speed / time.

Asked and answered

This is pretty accurate, although realistically I would say 10 days from Boston to Gibraltar, where one would normally stop for fuel duty-free before heading onward to Monaco. Then another 2-3 days to Monaco.

Depends if I'm towing

And while we're tossing this around, what percentage of owners would actually make this trip rather than meeting their boat at its destination?

Not many, but we will one day. However, we'll go the Bermuda, Azores route with some time spent at each stop.

It is rare, but happens. Not generally more than once though!

A few like me are owner/operators

It's something we do want to experience and intend to do. It will be done with care and with a lot of crew in terms of both numbers and experience. We will then cruise in Europe for a while. I suspect in our lifetime we'll do it more than once, but don't even know when the first time will happen yet. Just like Panama Canal, we'll do again, but don't know when, and Great Loop we'll repeat.

Under tow right now to Acores. Final trip with this great lady. I will miss her.

The replacement won't be completed for another 12-16 mos. They are deciding on methanol or LNG.

In the meantime I will be finishing a 22m wooden gulet project my Dad and brother started several years ago.

Towing or drag, or THE tow?
I'm feared it's the later.
You have been bragging for a bit now, sudden change?

Bragging - about what? No sudden change....been planned for a while. My retirement that is. I have my Father's 18m harbor tug in Amsterdam working, my brother's 22m wood gulet that I will finish in the next year. And, then decide if the new build is worth it.

Retirement. I've been looking forward to it,,, again,,, my self.
Hip, legs and back are loosing more daily, to gravity.

Reads like your looking at a working retirement also.

I always have to be doing something.