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Sailing at Long Beach (California): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

California, United States

Most Sailing sessions at Long Beach are recorded between May and June, with starts between 11:00 and 18:00. 16% of the sessions recorded at Long Beach are Sailing.

Sessions, 12 months
126
Riders, 12 months
25
Sessions, 30 days
4
Record, 12 months
20.3 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
1Damon C20.3 kn 37.6 km/h
2Anonymous rider17.5 kn 32.4 km/h
3Brian MacLean16.8 kn 31.2 km/h
4Anonymous rider14.8 kn 27.4 km/h
5Lucca Farrell14.5 kn 26.8 km/h
6Steve Sherwood13.4 kn 24.9 km/h
7Tomas TK-42113.1 kn 24.3 km/h
8Cody Landstrom13.0 kn 24.1 km/h
9Alex Khan12.4 kn 23.0 km/h
10Andrew Hopkins12.1 kn 22.4 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan9
  • Feb12
  • Mar11
  • Apr5
  • May18
  • Jun31
  • Jul8
  • Aug11
  • Sep6
  • Oct13
  • Nov2
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 18:00. Local start time.

  • 8:003
  • 9:004
  • 10:008
  • 11:0014
  • 12:0015
  • 13:0013
  • 14:0016
  • 15:0012
  • 16:0017
  • 17:0021
  • 18:003

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SW65
  • N22
  • W18
  • S15
  • NE2
  • SE2
  • NW2
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Questions

When is the best time for Sailing at Long Beach?

Sailing sessions at Long Beach are mostly between May and June. The busiest month is June, with 31 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Sailing at Long Beach better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 18:00, local time. 23% start before noon and 77% from noon on.

How popular is Sailing at Long Beach?

126 sailing sessions by 25 riders in the last 12 months. That is 16% of all sessions at Long Beach.

What is the Sailing speed record at Long Beach?

20.3 knots (37.6 km/h), Sailing, on May 2, 2026. It is the fastest session at Long Beach on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Long Beach?

Damon C, with 20.3 knots on May 2, 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.