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Camel Sailing & Powerboat Centre, UK

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About Camel Sailing & Powerboat Centre

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 3 good days in 7; in February, October and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Padstow. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Camel Sailing & Powerboat Centre.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 6 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct0F211kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct40F212knsidechop
Wed 21Oct0F642knside-on2.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct0F321kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F775knside-on2.7 mwaves
Sat 24Oct0F434knside-on1.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct0F536knside-on1.6 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F539knside1.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0F429kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Wed 28Oct0F428knside-on–

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. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h 05 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 22 kn gusting 42, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 32 kn gusting 75, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.7 m.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 34, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 36, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £925–£1,760 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 £380–£795
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Padstow

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