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Club de Vela Palamós, Spain

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About Club de Vela Palamós

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

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Palamós. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Club de Vela Palamós.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Club de Vela Palamós on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 6 kn gusting 14, onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F429knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct0F424knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct0F18knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct24F215knonchop
Thu 22Oct36F214knonflat
Fri 23Oct0F217kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct0F18knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct0F110knsidechop
Mon 26Oct0F08knonchop
Tue 27Oct0F08knonflat

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. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h 10 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Club de Vela Sant Antoni

    6 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h 10 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,730 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

Places to eat near Palamós

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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