PZV de Wielen, Netherlands
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About PZV de Wielen
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 January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7; in August and September, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Leeuwarden.
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From Chicago: about 15 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → AMS · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to PZV de Wielen.
Accommodation.
Stay in LeeuwardenAd
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Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Best on Mon 19: 12 kn gusting 21.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 76, good | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | – | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 76, good | wind from the east, 12 knotsF4 | 21kn | – | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 76, good | wind from the east, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | – | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 76, good | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 20, poor | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 76, good | wind from the south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 25kn | – | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 23 knotsF6 | 39kn | – | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 13 knotsF4 | 36kn | – | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 38, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 25kn | – | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 20 knotsF5 | 40kn | – | – |
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
- Aug4of 7
- Sep4of 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
Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 2h 30 by road. About 15h 15 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSail PZV de Wielen
12 kn gusting 23.
- Wed 21 OctSail PZV de Wielen
10 kn gusting 17.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 21.
- Fri 23 OctSail PZV de Wielen
14 kn gusting 25.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 23 kn gusting 39.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 2h 30 by road. About 15h 15 door to door
Rough cost
About £835–£1,595 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–£845
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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