Craignish Boat Club, UK
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About Craignish Boat Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 13°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7; in May and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ardfern.
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From Chicago: about 14 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EDI, direct.
See flights ORD → EDI · Skyscanner from about £375 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to Craignish Boat Club.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: 10 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 56, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | flat |
| Tue 20Oct | 76, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 40, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 25kn | side | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 16, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 38, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 25kn | cross-off | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 57, good | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 28 knotsF7 | 53kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 30kn | side-on | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 29kn | on | chop |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 14 knotsF4 | 27kn | side | – |
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).
- Jan5of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr5of 7
- May4of 7
- Jun5of 7
- Jul5of 7
- Aug5of 7
- Sep5of 7
- Oct5of 7
- Nov5of 7
- 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 2h 40 by road. About 14h 35 door to door
- Wed 21 OctSail Craignish Boat Club
13 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctSail Craignish Boat Club
13 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctSail Craignish Boat Club
13 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 28 kn gusting 53, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 2h 40 by road. About 14h 35 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,005–£1,885 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 £375–£780
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £105–£175
- Stay £250–£420
- Food £240–£445
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