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Great Cove Boat Club

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

34Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 7 kn gusting 11, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 2 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

Wind
SW 7 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
22°C

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
SSW 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
21°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 2 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 33 out of 100

Wind
NE 6 knF2
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 3 knF1
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
14°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 5 knF2
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 749, fair
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 932, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Best May–Aug4 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 Great Cove Boat Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov97, goodwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF314knside–20°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF15knside–18°C
Wed 4Nov100, goodwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF315knside–22°C
Thu 5Nov98, goodwind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF212knside-on–21°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south, 2 knotsF16knside-on–18°C
Sat 7Nov49, fairwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF214knside–14°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 3 knotsF110knoffnot safe–14°C
Mon 9Nov32, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF217knside-on–15°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the west, 9 knotsF320kncross-off–12°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 6 knotsF213kncross-off–8°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 May–Aug

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

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Great Cove Boat Club

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. 3 sailing schools or clubs and 4 boat hire places within 10 km. For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kittery. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 4 kayak spots.

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$966–US$1,740 each

about US$966–US$1,740 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 MDW to MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
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$966–US$1,740

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: Kittery

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Closest

Kittery

about 5 min by car · 34 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 34 places to stay in Kittery · Booking.com

About Kittery 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 20m by road

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