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Shotwick Lake Sailing Club, UK

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About Shotwick Lake Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually February, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Deeside.

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From Chicago: about 16 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LPL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Shotwick Lake Sailing Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 15 kn gusting 27, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F29knside-on–
Mon 19Oct42F320knoffnot safe–
Tue 20Oct0F29knoffnot safe–
Wed 21Oct56F424knside-on–
Thu 22Oct13F316knoffnot safe–
Fri 23Oct0F753knon–
Sat 24Oct39F323kncross-off–
Sun 25Oct0F535knon–
Mon 26Oct22F427knside-on–
Tue 27Oct70F427knside-on–

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LPL, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, offshore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail Shotwick Lake Sailing Club

    12 kn gusting 24, side-onshore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 16, offshore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 29 kn gusting 53, onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Shotwick Lake Sailing Club

    10 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LPL, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,770 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 £380–£795
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£45
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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