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St Jean du Cardonnay, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

YC Rouen 76

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 1 knF0
Gusts
3kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1135, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at YC Rouen 76
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF14knon–11°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF317knoffnot safe–11°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF314knoffnot safe–9°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 6 knotsF212knoffnot safe–9°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 1 knotF03kncross-off–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 3 knotsF16knon–10°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 3 knotsF16knside-on–11°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safe–10°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF315kncross-off–12°C
Wed 11Nov35, poorwind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF212knside–16°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

No month stands out

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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 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. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About YC Rouen 76

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. The town to stay in is St Jean du Cardonnay.

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: St Jean du Cardonnay

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Closest

St Jean du Cardonnay

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in St Jean du Cardonnay · Booking.com

About St Jean du Cardonnay 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 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 2h 25m by road

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