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Barassie, UK

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About Barassie

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 141). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Troon. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EDI, direct.

    See flights ORD → EDI · Skyscanner from about £375 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Barassie.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Barassie on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 17 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct011knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct2217kncross-offflat
Tue 20Oct015knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct7126knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct4919knsideflat
Fri 23Oct6620knsideflat
Sat 24Oct7623kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct7545knside-on1.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct7631knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct4844knonchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 1h 55 by road. About 13h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Troon

    13 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Troon

    18 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Troon

    15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Troon

    16 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Troon

    18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 1h 55 by road. About 13h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,005–£1,885 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £375–£780
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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