French Bay Yacht Club, New Zealand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Auckland, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 13 km.

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About French Bay Yacht Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 33.3 km out (1 in 3333). The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually September, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Auckland, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 13 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Auckland International Airport (AKL), changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
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Where it is

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 10 kn gusting 21, side-shore.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at French Bay Yacht Club
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF3	22kn	side-on	–
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF3	22kn	side-on	–
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 5 knotsF2	15kn	side	–
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	wind from the south-west, 9 knotsF3	21kn	side	–
Thu 22Oct	49, good	wind from the south-west, 10 knotsF3	21kn	side	–
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2	17kn	side-on	–
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 2 knotsF1	9kn	side-on	–
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knotsF1	8kn	side	–
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knotsF2	12kn	offnot safe	–
Tue 27Oct	24, poor	wind from the north-west, 15 knotsF4	30kn	offnot safe	–
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knotsF1	8kn	offnot safe	–

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).

Jan4of 7
Feb3of 7
Mar3of 7
Apr4of 7
May3of 7
Jun3of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug4of 7
Sep5of 7
Oct4of 7
Nov4of 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to AKL, changing at DFW, then 35 min by road. About 25h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 15, side-shore.
Wed 21 Oct
Sail French Bay Yacht Club
9 kn gusting 21, side-shore.
Thu 22 Oct
Sail French Bay Yacht Club
10 kn gusting 21, side-shore.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 17, side-onshore.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 9, side-onshore.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to AKL, changing at DFW, then 35 min by road. About 25h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,025–£2,060 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £740–£1,530
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £20–£35
Food £230–£430

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