Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Freeport, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FPO (FPO), 13 km.

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About Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7; in September, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Freeport, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FPO (FPO), 13 km.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 14 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	76, good	wind from the north-east, 14 knotsF4	20kn	cross-off	chop
Mon 19Oct	76, good	wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4	17kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 20Oct	74, good	wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4	17kn	cross-off	chop
Wed 21Oct	63, good	wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3	13kn	cross-off	chop
Thu 22Oct	68, good	wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3	15kn	cross-off	chop
Fri 23Oct	76, good	wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3	15kn	cross-off	flat
Sat 24Oct	70, good	wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4	18kn	cross-off	chop
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4	25kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 26Oct	72, good	wind from the north, 12 knotsF4	21kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 25 knotsF6	37kn	offnot safe	1.5 mwaves

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
Jun4of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug4of 7
Sep3of 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 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to FLL, then 3h 10 by road. About 8h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Sail Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Sail Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
9 kn gusting 13, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Sail Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
10 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Sail Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
10 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Sail Sir Charles Hayward Yacht Club
12 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to FLL, then 3h 10 by road. About 8h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £430–£825 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 £170–£355
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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