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Royal Cape Yacht Club, South Africa

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About Royal Cape Yacht Club

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 15°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 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 1.4 km out (1 in 141). The sea is about 14°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 6 good days in 7; in May, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cape Town. Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to CPT, changing at ATL.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Royal Cape Yacht Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Royal Cape Yacht Club on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 10 kn gusting 20, offshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct72F320knoffnot safe1.4 mwaves
Mon 19Oct60F320knside1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct44F316knon1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct24F325knside-on1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct61F319knon1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct20F318knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Sat 24Oct63F320knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct0F426knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F426knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct53F320knoffnot 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. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec6of 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

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 26h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Royal Cape Yacht Club

    8 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Royal Cape Yacht Club

    9 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Royal Cape Yacht Club

    10 kn gusting 20, offshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 26h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,090 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 £765–£1,585
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£45
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

Places to eat near Cape Town

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