ATCL Sailing Club, Lebanon

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 240 km away. Nearest airport: BEY (BEY), 22 km.

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About ATCL Sailing Club

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

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually July and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in November, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 240 km away. Nearest airport: BEY (BEY), 22 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BEY, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to ATCL Sailing Club.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 240 km away. Nearest airport: BEY (BEY), 22 km.
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Where it is

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at ATCL Sailing Club
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 7 knotsF3	12kn	side	0.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF2	11kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 0 knotsF0	8kn	side	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2	6kn	side	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 2 knotsF1	5kn	on	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF2	13kn	offnot safe	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knotsF1	15kn	offnot safe	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 2 knotsF1	5kn	on	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 3 knotsF1	5kn	side-on	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF1	6kn	side	chop

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

Jan3of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar3of 7
Apr3of 7
May3of 7
Jun3of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug4of 7
Sep3of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec2of 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 sailing. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BEY, changing at FRA, then 45 min by road. About 20h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 0 kn gusting 8, side-shore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 13, offshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 15, offshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BEY, changing at FRA, then 45 min by road. About 20h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £800–£1,600 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £570–£1,180
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £40–£65
Food £155–£290

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