Personal sailing log book template

Joined 8 Jul Messages 40, Location Cyberspace. Here's a useful sailing logbook I have used for the last fifteen years. Print both sides back to back and cut to A5 size. I use mine with a cut-down 2-ring binder. Navigation log on one side, narrative on the reverse.

I do this when running charters or delivering boats. I just use an A5 book. Forecast and tides on the left page, where we are and what we are doing on the right page. Turning points are generally noted. There is some flexibility if we stay put for a front coming through, forecasts can spill onto the right hand page.

I print them by sets of ten, adjusting the starting page number for each print set. I also keep a table of contents page that lists the page number of the beginning of each major leg of the voyage. The Daily Log is a sort of Journal where we write our thoughts, memories and keep notes on what we fixed.

Our passengers are also welcome to write their impressions. In order to make it easier to find notes on what we fixed or broke, there is an index along the bottom of each page with the major systems see above such as Instruments, Plumbing, etc. By circling the system that is discussed on that page the log is much easier to visually search later. I also leave a large outside margin for adding dates, notes etc.

Daily Log — Sheets. Starting each day recording the status of each system is a great habit for offshore sailors. We keep ours in the same book as our journal. The format and included fields will be different for each boat depending on its systems. And example of ours can be seen below.

You can also download it and customize it for yourself. You will also need to update it when you add or replace a system. Download, customize, and print these templates to make your own log books all in Word, doc format :. Finding the right material for the cover of a screw post portfolio cover was a little challenging. First I tried a conventional hardback cardboard binding, but this warped in just a season or two.

So I have two suggestions — the rigid Acrylic Screwpost Portfolio Cover Vista which is less expensive and the Aluminum Screwpost Portfolio Cover Machina which is very classy, indestructible, but more expensive and may scratch wood surfaces. Whether you decide to use some of the resources here, or buy a log book from a chandlery, the important thing is to actually use these logs. The Daily Log is wonderful to look back on and is a great memory jog for writing those facebook or blog posts when you return to the world of internet.

Note 2 : The logbook loads a lot of stuff in the background, so it works better with a decent network connection. On top of the map there is the route history the blue lines and photos.

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