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Le Club des Dauphins, France

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About Le Club des Dauphins

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 8.3 km out (1 in 833). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Baule-Escoublac. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. 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 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Le Club des Dauphins.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Le Club des Dauphins on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 13 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct012knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct012knsideflat
Tue 20Oct012kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct5339knside1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6025knside-on0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct1557knside1.7 mwaves
Sat 24Oct4027knside-on0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct2743knside1.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct3624knon0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct5343knside-on1.3 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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Le Club des Dauphins

    19 kn gusting 39, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Le Club des Dauphins

    13 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 57, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Le Club des Dauphins

    15 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,035–£1,945 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
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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