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Saint-Hilaire Nautisme, France

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About Saint-Hilaire Nautisme

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 17°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 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 152). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, July and November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 25 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.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Saint-Hilaire Nautisme.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 13 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct58F316knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct38F312knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct45F313knside-on1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct0F532knside-on3.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct67F523knon2.6 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F638knside-on5.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct79F420knside-on2.1 mwaves
Sun 25Oct36F425knside-on3.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct71F316knon2.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct71F416knside-on3.2 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 sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Saint-Hilaire Nautisme

    8 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 21 kn gusting 32, side-onshore. Water: waves 3 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Saint-Hilaire Nautisme

    17 kn gusting 23, onshore. Water: waves 2.6 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 38, side-onshore. Water: waves 5.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Saint-Hilaire Nautisme

    13 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NTE, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 25 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

Places to eat near Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

  • Le 4 vingt 5Pizza · 1.8 km from the centre
  • Au Ptit LouisFrench · 1.9 km from the centre
  • O' littoral -restaurant0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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