Galloway Activity Centre, UK
Also within 20 km of Kippford
- Solway Yacht Club Sailing spot · 0 km from Kippford
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About Galloway Activity Centre
Known for sailing and windsurfing, 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 and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kippford.
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From Chicago: about 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. ORD to EDI, direct.
See flights ORD → EDI · Skyscanner from about £375 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Galloway Activity Centre.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: 11 kn gusting 21.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | – | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 15, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 14kn | – | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 50, good | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 63, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 21, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 76, good | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | – | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 37, fair | wind from the south, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knotsF5 | 37kn | – | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 33kn | – | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knotsF5 | 55kn | – | – |
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).
- Jan4of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr4of 7
- May3of 7
- Jun4of 7
- Jul4of 7
- Aug4of 7
- Sep4of 7
- Oct5of 7
- Nov4of 7
- 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 2h 15 by road. About 14h 10 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSail Solway Yacht Club
9 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: flat.
- Wed 21 OctSail Galloway Activity Centre
10 kn gusting 21.
- Thu 22 OctSail Solway Yacht Club
10 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctSail Galloway Activity Centre
11 kn gusting 21.
- Sat 24 OctSail Solway Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 2h 15 by road. About 14h 10 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,005–£1,885 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 £375–£780
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £105–£175
- Stay £250–£420
- Food £240–£445
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