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Sandy Bay Sailing Club, Australia

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About Sandy Bay Sailing Club

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 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hobart. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HBA, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Sandy Bay Sailing Club.

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Where it is

Sandy Bay Sailing Club on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 19 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct25F311knonflat
Mon 19Oct0F311knsideflat
Tue 20Oct50F414kncross-offflat
Wed 21Oct0F39knsideflat
Thu 22Oct0F38knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct22F310kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct29F417kncross-offflat
Sun 25Oct0F215knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct45F414knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct76F525kncross-offchop
Wed 28Oct0––––

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 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 MDW to HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 35 min by road. About 31h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Sandy Bay Sailing Club

    11 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 35 min by road. About 31h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,400–£2,740 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 £855–£1,780
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£45
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Hobart

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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