Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 8 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Wed 4 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 0 knF0
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 139, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 39, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | on | – | 7°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | cross-off | – | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | – | 5°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | cross-off | – | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | side | – | 7°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 6kn | cross-off | – | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 0 knotsF0 | 3kn | offnot safe | – | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | offnot safe | – | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 5kn | cross-off | – | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Национална Ветроходна База
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. The town to stay in is Borovets.
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$1,040–US$2,000 each
about US$1,040–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ORD to SOF, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$556–US$1,160 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,040–US$2,000 |
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: Borovets
43 min by car · 75 places to stay
About Borovets its beds, food and every spot near it
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 19h 05m
About 19h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SOF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → SOF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.