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Sailing at Cartagena (Mar Menor): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain

The main season at Cartagena is in October, and sailing sessions mostly start between 9:00 and 13:00. At Cartagena, 5% of sessions are Sailing.

Sessions, 12 months
32
Riders, 12 months
9
Sessions, 30 days
1
Record, 12 months
22.5 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Anonymous rider22.5 kn 41.6 km/h
2Santiago Leal Delicado20.0 kn 37.0 km/h
3Javier15.0 kn 27.8 km/h
4José Manuel Sánchez Fernández11.2 kn 20.8 km/h
5María Alarcón9.9 kn 18.4 km/h
6Thomas Räuber9.7 kn 18.0 km/h
7Matthias Lindner8.5 kn 15.7 km/h
8Jose antonio Jalon amoros7.6 kn 14.1 km/h
9Jose Maria Terciado Terciado5.2 kn 9.7 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb3
  • Mar2
  • Apr5
  • May0
  • Jun1
  • Jul0
  • Aug2
  • Sep4
  • Oct15
  • Nov0
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 9:00 and 13:00. Local start time.

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  • 3:001
  • 4:000
  • 5:000
  • 6:001
  • 7:001
  • 8:001
  • 9:002
  • 10:003
  • 11:003
  • 12:003
  • 13:001
  • 14:002
  • 15:000
  • 16:002
  • 17:001
  • 18:003
  • 19:000
  • 20:000
  • 21:002
  • 22:001
  • 23:002

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N14
  • NE12
  • E2
  • SE1
  • S1
  • SW1
  • W1
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Questions

When is the best time for Sailing at Cartagena?

Sailing sessions at Cartagena are mostly in October. The busiest month is October, with 15 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Sailing at Cartagena better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 9:00 and 13:00, local time. 47% start before noon and 53% from noon on.

How popular is Sailing at Cartagena?

32 sailing sessions by 9 riders in the last 12 months. That is 5% of all sessions at Cartagena.

What is the Sailing speed record at Cartagena?

22.5 knots (41.6 km/h), Sailing, on February 8, 2026. It is the fastest session at Cartagena on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Cartagena?

Anonymous rider, with 22.5 knots on February 8, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.