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École de Voile de Fréhel, France

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About École de Voile de Fréhel

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

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 213). The sea is about 9°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in June, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fréhel.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to JER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to École de Voile de Fréhel.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 14 kn gusting 27, offshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct0F315knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct56F422knsideflat
Wed 21Oct0F534knside0.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct72F427knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct0F556knside1.3 mwaves
Sat 24Oct43F430knsidechop
Sun 25Oct53F431knside0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct24F429knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct36F430knoffnot safechop
Wed 28Oct0F319knside–

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 34, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail École de Voile de Fréhel

    14 kn gusting 27, offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 21 kn gusting 56, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail École de Voile de Fréhel

    12 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Sail École de Voile de Fréhel

    16 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,030–£1,930 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 £395–£820
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Fréhel

  • Chez PierrotPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • KaptiphainePancake house · 0.2 km from the centre
  • La DroseraFrench · 1.4 km from the centre
  • O' Toubon0.1 km from the centre
  • O'Crêpes de SylvainePancake house · 0.5 km from the centre

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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