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Mantes-la-Jolie, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Falcon® Photography from France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stade Nautique International Didier Simond

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 45 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 45 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 Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Best Feb–Mar4 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual sailing conditions at Stade Nautique International Didier Simond, each day of your trip
DayWindAir
Mon 2to 8usuallySW 7 knF312°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Best time to go

best Feb–Mar

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Stade Nautique International Didier Simond

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and March, with about 4 good days in 7; in June and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mantes-la-Jolie. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak 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$1,200–US$2,250 each

about US$1,200–US$2,250 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,250

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: Mantes-la-Jolie

Closest

Mantes-la-Jolie

4 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Mantes-la-Jolie · Booking.com

About Mantes-la-Jolie 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 15m

About 14h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 1h 25m by road

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