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RedRedWhine
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Initially Posted - 06/05/2006 :  18:06:13  Show Profile  Visit RedRedWhine's Homepage

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone keeps a log of their sailing trips. I am not talking about a journal per se. I am looking for a log book, or something like in that I can do on my computer. I can make something up in Word, but was looking for some other software perhaps. Thanks

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PZell
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Response Posted - 06/06/2006 :  10:18:06  Show Profile
I keep a running log in a steno pad type of notebook of all my sails.
Mostly just basic info like times passing various buoys & landmarks, but also head sail used & conditions. If anything noteworthy happens that goes in too. It's a handy reference. On race days I just make a basic entry with date and mark the page race day. I keep a 'race log' on the computer where I run down events, stratagies, tactics and include a critique which I write up the day after.
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Response Posted - 06/06/2006 :  11:03:29  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
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Since I single hand I keep a 3X5 card in my pocket and jot down the engine hours and conditions as well as where I go and what I see. It’s handy and I can get it to it quick.
I looked into building a spreadsheet but just found it too unwieldy The items that remain the same are engine hours and conditions everything else is peculiar to that days sail so I just type the notes into a word program later and print them on a page that has the boat name and C-25 logo and put into a notebook.
It would be nice to have total days sailed, total miles sailed and engine hours at the end of the season.
Any ideas for a spreadsheet or program would be nice.

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 06/07/2006 :  20:53:43  Show Profile
I picked up a Log Book at West Marine. Its a fill in the blanks kind, pretty neat. I keep a log on trips that are multiple days. I don't record day sails.
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frankr
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Response Posted - 06/07/2006 :  21:11:36  Show Profile
I keep a log of the hours spent sailing, where we went, wind speed and direction, amount of jib rolled out and if any reefs in the main, hours on the engine, hi and low points of the trip. It helps for engine maintainence and reflections on the sailing season when it is over.
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John G-
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Response Posted - 06/08/2006 :  06:26:09  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
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A quick search came up with this [url="http://www.landfallnavigation.com/ensl1.html"]”Ships Log Nautical Software [/url] at [url="http://www.landfallnavigation.com/"]Landfall Navigation. [/url] I haven’t tried it but it sounds like it is meant for commercial boating.
I found diving log books and a [url="http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=21083"]”Sailing Scorecard" [/url] for PDA’s at [url="http://www.pocketgear.com/index.asp"]Pocket Gear.com [/url]. Looks like racing committees could use it in PHRF races.
It would be great to find a log book for my handheld.
Still searching. Anyone else found log book software?

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RedRedWhine
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Response Posted - 06/08/2006 :  07:27:18  Show Profile  Visit RedRedWhine's Homepage
John,

Thanks for the info. I found this on the landfall site http://www.landfallnavigation.com/logbooks.html Let me know what you think. I know it is better than nothing but I am not a neat writer and it is better if I can type a log. I will try and come up with something. I mostly sail on Lake Mead and I will make a log book for that. I will let you know how it goes.

Don
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