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Centre ville Cholet P1000717
Cholet, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Gwendoland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

CISPA

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

31Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 9 kn gusting 19, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 22 out of 100

Wind
NE 11 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

Wind
NE 9 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 35 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 54 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
15°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 265, good
  2. Tue 376, good
  3. Wed 471, good
  4. Thu 543, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1052, fair
  10. Wed 1133, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at CISPA
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov65, goodwind from the north-east, 9 knotsF319knoffnot safe–12°C
Tue 3Nov76, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF423knoffnot safe–10°C
Wed 4Nov71, goodwind from the north-east, 9 knotsF319knoffnot safe–9°C
Thu 5Nov43, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF317kncross-off–9°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF29knside-on–12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knotF05knside–11°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF212knside–11°C
Mon 9Nov81, goodwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF319knside–15°C
Tue 10Nov52, fairwind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF320knside-on–17°C
Wed 11Nov33, poorwind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF319knside-on–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. 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. Jun3of 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. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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 its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About CISPA

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Cholet. 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$1,190–US$2,230 each

about US$1,190–US$2,230 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 NTE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$945
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$1,190–US$2,230

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: Cholet

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Closest

Cholet

about 10 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Cholet · Booking.com

About Cholet 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 17h 30m

About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road

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

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