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École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer, France

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About École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer

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 16°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 4.2 km out (1 in 417). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7; in June, August and September, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lion-sur-Mer. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 13 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct76F421knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct32F313knsideflat
Tue 20Oct73F421knsidechop
Wed 21Oct36F424knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct74F421kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct0F640kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct76F424kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct76F524knsidechop
Mon 26Oct76F419kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct0F527knoffnot safechop

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 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 sailing. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to CDG, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer

    16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer

    14 kn gusting 24, offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer

    12 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 27 kn gusting 40, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail École de voile de Lion-sur-Mer

    12 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CDG, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,045–£1,960 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 £410–£850
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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