Minorca sailing: wind conditions?

   Hi all,Just wondering if anyone has been to Minorca sailing and has any unbiased information about the wind conditions. I'm thinking of signing up for the Musto Skiff training week in the first week of May. All the YouTube vids of Minorca Sailing seem to show very light breeze...

Cheers!

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dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Minorca sailing: wind conditions? Posted: 07 Dec 14 at 3:54pm
	Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has been to Minorca sailing and has any unbiased information about the wind conditions. I'm thinking of signing up for the Musto Skiff training week in the first week of May. All the YouTube vids of Minorca Sailing seem to show very light breeze... Cheers!

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 14 at 4:02pm
	We had tons of breeze, but that was in July. Seemed to be what the instructors expected, though. Friends who went in May 2011 had plenty, I seem to remember - too much at times.
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dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 14 at 6:31pm
	Thanks for that!

NeilB-Phantom Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 01 Mar 14 Location: Plymouth-UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote NeilB-Phantom Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 14 at 6:41pm
	Many years since I've been which was July or August and it was mostly 2-3 with a very occasional 4.
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ajbaldwin Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 09 Oct 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51	Post Options Post Reply Quote ajbaldwin Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 11:45am
	I am a big fan of Minorca sailing and go every year. From speaking to instructors and being there June -July seems to be fairly light breeze with it building more around the September October time. Iwas there for 2 weeks in September this year and it was very light breeze (typical) I have never been early season though
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Steve411 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 09 Sep 08 Location: Cheddar, Somerset, England Online Status: Offline Posts: 705	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve411 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 11:54am
	http://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics/mahon Edited by Steve411 - 08 Dec 14 at 11:54am
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simsy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 14 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 158	Post Options Post Reply Quote simsy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 12:04pm
	I'm a very good friend of this seasons Beach Manager, he tells me it's mostly light, perhaps force 2-3, with the occasional windy day, or when a Tremontana (sp?) comes through! Whenever I've been to Minorca or Majorca, its been quite light winds.

furtive Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 30 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 188	Post Options Post Reply Quote furtive Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 12:15pm
	http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=48918 Looks like a Tramontana coming through this week. Generally the wind is OK, light to medium I guess, but rare to get windless days outside of the very hot days of July and August, and still fairly uncommon then.

turnturtle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538	Post Options Post Reply Quote turnturtle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 12:19pm
	A friend of mine went there once and got skunked. He's also the same guy who found the only section of the alps without snow on it one year, so took out a rental mountain bike and ended up getting two punctures. He's not a chap to go on holiday with. Back on-topic- those wind stats look good for musto skiff sailing.

andy101 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 11 Jan 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 176	Post Options Post Reply Quote andy101 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Dec 14 at 8:07pm
	I was doing a winter season in serre chevalier 90/91. Small amount of snow in the French alps late November then a high pressure system settled in and did not shift until 20th February when fortunately over a metre fell in 5 hours. It is one of the main reasons behind the massive investment in snow making that has taken place in recent years.