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Ted & Rick's Adventures
Sailing spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 10 kn gusting 18
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 2kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 278, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 634, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in one fact
- Best in Apr4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 78, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 18kn | – | – | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF0 | 2kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 1 knotF0 | 2kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 3kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 15kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 4kn | – | – | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | – | – | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 0 knotsF0 | 4kn | – | – | 19°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 in Apr
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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 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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the place in full, sources, credits
About Ted & Rick's Adventures
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually April, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dolan Springs.
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$1,030–US$1,870 each
about US$1,030–US$1,870 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 LAS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$228–US$476 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,870 |
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: Dolan Springs
32 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Dolan Springs its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Dolan Springs, 18 km. We have not checked places to stay in Dolan Springs yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Flagstaff, 226 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.
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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 7h 50m
About 7h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → LAS, direct, then 2h 10m by road
Flights MDW → LAS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.