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Bullhead Yacht Club

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: 12 kn gusting 15, side-shore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
SW 11 knF4
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
SSW 12 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
19°C

Fri 6 · 75 out of 100

Wind
SSW 11 knF4
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Wind
SSW 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
W 11 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 92 out of 100

Wind
W 14 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Tue 10 · 81 out of 100

Wind
WSW 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
16°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 325, poor
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 5100, good
  4. Fri 675, good
  5. Sat 765, good
  6. Sun 883, good
  7. Mon 993, good
  8. Tue 1081, good
  9. Wed 1177, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Mar, Nov–Dec5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Bullhead Yacht Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov25, poorwind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF311knsideflat17°C
Wed 4Nov63, goodwind from the south-west, 11 knotsF413knsideflat18°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF415knsideflat19°C
Fri 6Nov75, goodwind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF414knsideflat18°C
Sat 7Nov65, goodwind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF315knsideflat18°C
Sun 8Nov83, goodwind from the west, 11 knotsF417knside-onflat15°C
Mon 9Nov93, goodwind from the west, 14 knotsF419knside-onflat13°C
Tue 10Nov81, goodwind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF416knside-onchop16°C
Wed 11Nov77, goodwind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF417knonchop12°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

best Mar, Nov–Dec

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bullhead Yacht Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 sailing school or club and 3 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually March, November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Southampton. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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$959–US$1,730 each

about US$959–US$1,730 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$302–US$503
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Totalabout US$959–US$1,730

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: Southampton

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Closest

Southampton

about 10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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About Southampton its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 5h 35m

About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HVN, direct, then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.