Base Nautique
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- E 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- E 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 14°C
Tue 10 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 591, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 720, poor
- Sun 892, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1031, poor
- Wed 1188, good
- Thu 1278, good
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | wind from the north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 91, good | wind from the east, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | – | – | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 20, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 92, good | wind from the east, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | – | – | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | – | – | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | – | – | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 88, good | wind from the east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 14°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 78, good | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | – | – | 14°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Base Nautique
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The town to stay in is Quimper.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,180–US$2,210 each
about US$1,180–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$443–US$919 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,210 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Quimper
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about 5 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Quimper its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 10m
About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.