SNO - Sport Nautique de l'Ouest, France
Also within 20 km of Nantes
- Centre Nautique Nantais Sailing spot · 4.6 km from Nantes
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About SNO - Sport Nautique de l'Ouest
Known for sailing, 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, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nantes. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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From Chicago: about 16 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 8 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → NTE · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAdGetting there. 40 min from the airport to SNO - Sport Nautique de l'Ouest.
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Forecast
Best on Sat 24: 10 kn gusting 20.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 15, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | – | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 16, poor | wind from the west, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | – | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 36, fair | wind from the south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 18 knotsF5 | 44kn | – | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 42, fair | wind from the south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 34kn | – | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 41, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 32kn | – | – |
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).
- Jan3of 7
- Feb3of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr2of 7
- May2of 7
- Jun2of 7
- Jul2of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep2of 7
- Oct3of 7
- Nov3of 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 45 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 24.
- Thu 22 OctSail Centre Nautique Nantais
9 kn gusting 21.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 44.
- Sat 24 OctSail Centre Nautique Nantais
10 kn gusting 20.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 45 door to door
Rough cost
About £960–£1,820 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 £400–£835
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £30–£50
- Stay £255–£425
- Food £240–£445
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