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Benoni Sailing Club, South Africa

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About Benoni Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored. Facts: verified.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Benoni.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Benoni Sailing Club.

  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 9 kn gusting 23.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Benoni Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF315kn––
Mon 19Oct25, poorwind from the north-west, 12 knotsF429kn––
Tue 20Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF111kn––
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 4 knotsF212kn––
Thu 22Oct28, poorwind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF323kn––
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the south, 7 knotsF317kn––
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 5 knotsF214kn––
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF218kn––
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the north-west, 7 knotsF316kn––
Tue 27Oct25, poorwind from the north-west, 8 knotsF321kn––

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).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to JNB, changing at ATL, then 25 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 11.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 12.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 23.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to JNB, changing at ATL, then 25 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,055–£2,100 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 £780–£1,615
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

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