Portsmouth Yacht Club, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kittery, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PSM (PSM), 9 km.

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About Portsmouth Yacht Club

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 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 227). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 November, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kittery, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PSM (PSM), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MHT, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Portsmouth Yacht Club.
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Where it is

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 12 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Portsmouth Yacht Club
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF1	5kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 4 knotsF2	7kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 20Oct	68, good	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4	24kn	cross-off	1.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	68, good	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4	24kn	cross-off	1.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	59, good	wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4	24kn	offnot safe	1.6 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	64, good	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knotsF4	26kn	offnot safe	1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3	18kn	offnot safe	1.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 7 knotsF3	12kn	cross-off	chop
Mon 26Oct	29, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF3	18kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3	17kn	offnot safe	chop

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
Feb4of 7
Mar4of 7
Apr3of 7
May2of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul1of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov4of 7
Dec3of 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 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to MHT, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Sail Portsmouth Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Sail Portsmouth Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Sail Portsmouth Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 24, offshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Sail Portsmouth Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 26, offshore. Water: waves 1 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to MHT, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £555–£1,030 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £145–£295
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £115–£190
Food £260–£480

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