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Zeilschool De Lauwer, Netherlands

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About Zeilschool De Lauwer

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S 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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 6°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7; in September, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lauwersoog. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Zeilschool De Lauwer.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 16 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Zeilschool De Lauwer
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct80, goodwind from the east-north-east, 16 knotsF429knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct80, goodwind from the east-south-east, 14 knotsF424knsidechop
Tue 20Oct80, goodwind from the east, 15 knotsF425knsidechop
Wed 21Oct59, goodwind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF422knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct72, goodwind from the south-south-west, 15 knotsF424knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 18 knotsF533knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct48, goodwind from the west-south-west, 16 knotsF430knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct52, goodwind from the west-north-west, 18 knotsF531knsidechop
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the south-west, 17 knotsF533knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct72, goodwind from the south-south-west, 17 knotsF528knoffnot 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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 AMS, then 3h by road. About 15h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Zeilschool De Lauwer

    15 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail Zeilschool De Lauwer

    12 kn gusting 22, offshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Zeilschool De Lauwer

    15 kn gusting 24, offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 33, offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Zeilschool De Lauwer

    16 kn gusting 30, offshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 3h by road. About 15h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,595 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 £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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