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Société des Régates de Douarnenez, France

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About Société des Régates de Douarnenez

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 moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, July and October, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Douarnenez. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Société des Régates de Douarnenez.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 16 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct75F314knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct0F07knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct30F312knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct0F529knside-on1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct72F418knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F641knside2.6 mwaves
Sat 24Oct78F422knside1.1 mwaves
Sun 25Oct65F421kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Mon 26Oct76F423kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct80F425knside1.6 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).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 BES, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 16h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 12, offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Société des Régates de Douarnenez

    11 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 24 kn gusting 41, side-shore. Water: waves 2.6 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Société des Régates de Douarnenez

    13 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 16h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £985–£1,855 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 £390–£810
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £65–£110
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Douarnenez

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