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Swords Sailing and Boating Club, Ireland

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About Swords Sailing and Boating 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 14°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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 179). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, September and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in May and July, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Swords. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Swords Sailing and Boating Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F29knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct64F422knsidechop
Tue 20Oct55F317knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct56F322knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct35F314kncross-offflat
Fri 23Oct0F431knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct70F423knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct0F539knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct0F431knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct0F557knoffnot 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 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

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 25 min by road. About 12h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Swords Sailing and Boating Club

    8 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail Swords Sailing and Boating Club

    10 kn gusting 22, offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Swords Sailing and Boating Club

    8 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 31, offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Swords Sailing and Boating Club

    13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 25 min by road. About 12h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £925–£1,745 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 £370–£770
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £260–£430
  • Food £245–£455

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