An essential item for those who want to keep a record of their passages, and for use alongside rya sailing courses. In addition, we made it easy to replace your old logbook entries with new ones. A logbook is important on a sailboat for recording all sorts of information. Captain john paul jones left the french port of lorient on saturday, august 14, 1779 in the bonhomme richard. Solas regulation v28 requires that, if the records of navigational activities are not maintained in the ships logbook, they should be maintained in another form approved by the administration. Logbooks, also referred to as captains logs or deck logs, consist of chronological entries documenting the daily activities of a navy ship or unit. This is a made to order item, custom nautical chart sailing log. Anytime you book a charter with nauticed sailing vacations, the logbook entry is made automatically for you and the weeklong charter entry is authenticated by nauticed giving your resume ultra credibility. Only trainers and assessors approved and accredited by the.
This logbook is intended as a navigation log, with spare pages in the back for other entries. Did you know that all of sailing navigation starts with the boat log. A wellkept personal log book is useful when preparing for the isa or rya coastal skipper or yachtmaster practical examination at sea. One important point that we do need to make is that one must be physically agile and have a good sense of balance. You can use this worksheet to log your trip as you sail along recommended that you do an entry at least every hour and as well as any time something happens i. How to put together an effective log book sailing eurybia. The nautical mind bookstore has been delivering personal and professional service from our storefront in toronto harbour since 1980, and from since 1995. The ships log book includes a diary type format consisting of lined pages for recording ship data and activities. Sailing log book hardcover october 1, 1999 by don handy author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The paper log books traditionally used by commercial ships are gradually being replaced with electronic logs or e log books. Of course, when you are navigating a vessel for real, you will need to work out what course the boat has. How to make an entry into your sailors logbook youtube. How to enter experience into your sailors logbook sailing blog by. Get a free sailors logbook sailing blog by nauticed.
Right after completion of my certifications and my first trips as skipper bought my own private logbook which i. Set your boat log up so that it reads like a story see the sample entries above. My cruising log is a comprehensive logbook designed by two long time cruising sailors. Explain how historical log books could be used in the search for the. Alan littlefield lives aboard dreamagic, a bavaria 44. Uses a landscape format based on the need to provide ample space for the boat owners notes in addition to. Yacht and vessel log books vessel log books have become one of our most popular brands of custom books. Required log entries not related to navigation are specified for some vessels in 46 usc 11. Sailing books cover the gambit from adventurefilled fiction or true accounts of epic aroundtheworld trips to reference style guides that teach everything. The log book is approximately a4 size and with a hard cover. Navigation and chart work the vessels log book or log. The deck log was the official record of callipygias travels. The simple layout of these record sheets has been tested over thousands of miles of offshore and coastal sailing. That simply is too much the planet can not stand it.
Sardinia 2014 ecc 21 st log book engineering challenge cup 2014 26 april 2014 3 may 2014. Click here to create a custom vessel log book free quote 11 x 8. Keeping a log pleasure craft regulations regulations. Price new from used from hardcover, october 1, 1999 please retry. Since then, we have been receiving regular reports. Log book entries from blue clippers 2018 adventures.
From engine hours to air temp, from crew members to weather conditions. Log entries will include time, log distance run, course, speed, wind, weather, barometer, events, fuel state, position see below for example. There is not an age limit, our guests have ranged from 5 to 80. We keep track of wind speed and direction, our heading and speed, and the barometric pressure. Here is how to make an entry and how it fully integrates with your sailing resume. Navigation and chart work the vessels log book or log archived examples. Making your own boat logbook is easy, inexpensive, allows for. We received an email this morning from someone who compliments us on our courses but ripped us a. Information in the log can then be used to establish the vessels. Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates happy to assist. Every boat captain needs a log book on board to record critical information. This is, apart from the optional automatic recording. The entries mean that at 0900 the vessel was at the north hurleston buoy, steering 000m.
Specializing in shallow draft, wide beam, deep centerboard hull forms, ted fontaine high performance, comfortable. Here are the profiles of our intrepid log book writers. The cruising log book provides ample space for recording information about your nautical excursions. Section 212 of ms act 1958 as amended, states an official log book shall be kept in the prescribed form in every indian ship except a home trade ship of less than 200 gt. The ultimate boating spreadsheet astrolabe sailing. Official log book for yachts 24 metres and above, whether. All yacht charter companies require you give them a sailing.
It also contains guest register, vessel specifications, and serial number list pages, as well as. Solas chapter v annex 21 recording of navigational events. Today seafaring transfers 80 % of the worlds trade and is the most contaminant part in the transportation train. Discuss the concept of magnetic variation and its importance to navigation. Fontaine design group is among the worlds elite designers of large custom sailing yachts. Our company is now the leading supplier of log books to the seafaring industry. Logbook app is an automated electronic logbook on your iphone. Over time, the logbook became a record of virtually everything, including notes at regular intervals on.
Logbook app is designed by sailors for sailors, a powerboat owner will find it worthwhile as well. The big thing is that your last entry is remembered and so you can literally make dozens of entries in a few minutes. All you have to do is make a past history entry in the same month and the logbook will automatically replace any old style entries with new style entries. When sailing as crew, ask your skipper to sign and date the entries. We try to add an entry each hour, but at least at the beginning of each persons shift and when things change. Log book friendship yacht company luxury day sailer. From an academic standpoint, keeping a record of what courses have been completed is at the heart of moving forward in asa. Isle of man official log book isle of man government. Interpret the entries in an 18 th century ships log book. Explain how historical log books could be used in the search for the bonhomme richard.
It is a good idea to use a format where a new page will be used to make the entries for each sailing day. Skippers make the call when it comes to log entry frequency. Log book the following is an index of all log entries. There are 25 entries per every double page, with approx. There are 60 daily log sheets with white end sheets. We developed the format based on that used when pat twice completed the american sailing associations advanced coastal cruising course. The log book provides that prompt to make sure you include this information.
Originally the logbook was for navigation, named for the log thrown overboard on a line for a speed determination based on how many knots in the line were pulled out in a given time. The first step in such a project is to design a layout for recording entries in the logbook. Our highquality, genuine leather boat log allows you to record places visited, people, weather, waves and crew. Starpath sailors navigation logbook isbn 9780914025283. Consider separate log books or log book sections to segregate navigation entries and. Allows you to maintain detailed records of every trip. Their point is to make the keeping of the log more formal. Ships log book the ships logis what we use underway. In addition there are some pages of general navigation information in the front of the book and instructions how to fill the book in. Many of these logbooks are designed to accommodate meticulous notations and navigation entries over an extended cruise. Cruising log books the deck log, format and importance. He should also therefore, as soon as practicable, after the occurrence, make the necessary entries below. Log book it is good practice to keep a log a record of the navigational activities on board. It gives suggestions on two different ways to maintain a log, and a recommended list of abbreviations and symbols.
Blue clippers 2018 season is well underway, her epic journey began in portugal after her winter refit. Individual logbooks are arranged chronologically by date, with entries in each days log arranged chronologically by the time of day. Logbook app for iphone and ipad designed by sailors for. But logbook is very popular with windows users too logbook is just perfect for skippers who have used printed logbooks so far, but want to make use of the advantages of a digital logbook. How to make your sailboat log a legal document skipper tips. The master is also required to enter in the official log book narrative section the circumstances of the death and if death occurred as a result of any person being lost from a ship, or the ships boat or. That way, if someone else picks up your boat log, they will be able to read across the columns and interpret all events from start to finish. Whenever you want to make an entry in your logbook, you can capture the current gpsnmea data and have it entered in the logbook. For ipad as well as for the mac logbook is the only digital logbook on the market which meets the official requirements of a logbook.