Mooring field #1, United States
Also within 20 km of Madison
- Mooring field #2 Sailing spot · 2.7 km from Madison
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About Mooring field #1
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 beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Madison. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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From Chicago: about 3 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Getting there. Drive: Drive, about 3h.
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: 6 kn gusting 14.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 25, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | – | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 15, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 29, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | – | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 47, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 76, good | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 14kn | – | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 76, good | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | – | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 76, good | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | – | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | – | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 62, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – |
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).
- Jan5of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr5of 7
- May5of 7
- Jun5of 7
- Jul5of 7
- Aug5of 7
- Sep5of 7
- Oct5of 7
- Nov5of 7
- 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Drive, about 3h
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 11.
- Thu 22 OctSail Mooring field #1
5 kn gusting 12.
- Fri 23 OctSail Mooring field #1
6 kn gusting 14.
- Sat 24 OctSail Mooring field #1
8 kn gusting 16.
- Sun 25 OctSail Mooring field #1
Travel home: Drive, about 3h. 6 kn gusting 15.
Rough cost
About £550–£970 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.
- Fuel £20–£35
- Stay £270–£455
- Food £260–£480
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