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Yacht Club d'Oléron, France

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About Yacht Club d'Oléron

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

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.8 km out (1 in 385). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually January and October, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Denis-d'Oléron. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Yacht Club d'Oléron.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 10 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct80F318knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct72F317knonflat
Tue 20Oct0F311knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct0F633kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct0F524knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct0F640knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct0F528knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct0F538knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F420knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct0F417kncross-offchop

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. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 LRH, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 23 kn gusting 33, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 40, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 28, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LRH, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £970–£1,840 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 £405–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£60
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Saint-Denis-d'Oléron

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