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Saldanha Bay Yacht Club, South Africa

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About Saldanha Bay Yacht Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W 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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). The sea is about 14°C in June, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 16°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saldanha. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to Saldanha Bay Yacht Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F426kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct64F320knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct59F319knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct80F421knside1.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct24F318knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct68F320kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct66F423kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct40F424knsidechop
Mon 26Oct61F422knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct56F321knoffnot safechop

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. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec6of 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 MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 25 by road. About 28h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Saldanha Bay Yacht Club

    9 kn gusting 19, offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail Saldanha Bay Yacht Club

    13 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Sail Saldanha Bay Yacht Club

    10 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Saldanha Bay Yacht Club

    12 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CPT, changing at ATL, then 2h 25 by road. About 28h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,130 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 £765–£1,585
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

Places to eat near Saldanha

  • Bottega At The BayItalian · 0.7 km from the centre
  • Debonairs Pizza SaldanhaPizza · 1.3 km from the centre
  • KFC SaldanhaChicken · 1.3 km from the centre
  • Captain's CabinBar and grill · 0.8 km from the centre
  • The Mussel Cracker1.3 km from the centre
  • The Sandstone Restaurant1.4 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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