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Sailing Club at Killington Lake
Killington Sailing Association. Photo: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Killington Sailing Association

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 10 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 9 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
7°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
6°C

Tue 10 · 71 out of 100

Wind
NE 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
7°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 395, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 548, fair
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 794, good
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 1071, good
  9. Wed 1140, poor
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Best May, Jul, Sep3 good days in 7

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 Killington Sailing Association
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov95, goodwind from the north-east, 8 knotsF315knside–10°C
Wed 4Nov83, goodwind from the north-east, 10 knotsF317knside-on–10°C
Thu 5Nov48, fairwind from the east, 9 knotsF318knside–11°C
Fri 6Nov95, goodwind from the east, 5 knotsF212knside–10°C
Sat 7Nov94, goodwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF314knside-on–9°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF16knside–7°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF19knside–6°C
Tue 10Nov71, goodwind from the north-east, 5 knotsF210knside-on–7°C
Wed 11Nov40, poorwind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF318knside-on–4°C
Thu 12Nov0, poorwind from the north, 15 knotsF428knon–2°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 May, Jul, Sep

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 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. 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. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Killington Sailing Association

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually May, July and September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Killington. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

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$1,160–US$2,170 each

about US$1,160–US$2,170 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$423–US$886
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Totalabout US$1,160–US$2,170

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: Killington

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Closest

Killington

about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Killington · Booking.com

About Killington 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 30m

About 15h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 3h 35m by road

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

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