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Royal West Of Scotland Amateur Boat Club, UK

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About Royal West Of Scotland Amateur Boat Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW 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 13). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually April, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gourock. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EDI, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Royal West Of Scotland Amateur Boat Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F06knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct80F210knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct80F310knside-onflat
Wed 21Oct0F17knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct0F29knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct0F422knsideflat
Sat 24Oct0F114knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct0F423knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct0F316knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct0F215knoffnot safeflat

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 1h 50 by road. About 13h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Royal West Of Scotland Amateur Boat Club

    7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail Royal Gourock Yacht Club

    5 kn gusting 11, side-shore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Royal Gourock Yacht Club

    6 kn gusting 14, side-shore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 31, onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 17, side-shore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 1h 50 by road. About 13h 45 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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