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Pretoria Sailing Club
Sailing spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best, usually
Tue 3 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Thu 5 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Fri 6 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Sat 7 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Sun 8 · 51 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Mon 9 · 40 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in four facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Best Aug–Nov3 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3to 8usually | N 7 knF3 | 27°C |
| Mon 9usually | N 6 knF2 | 28°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
best Aug–Nov
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More sailing near here
1 place
- Benoni Sailing Club 33.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pretoria Sailing 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).
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. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Benoni.
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$1,250–US$2,470 each
about US$1,250–US$2,470 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to JNB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$871–US$1,820 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,250–US$2,470 |
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: Benoni
about 1h 05m by car · 36 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Benoni its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 15m
About 27h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → JNB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 50 min by road
Flights MDW → JNB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.