Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Keep a Log

I love my log-books...
Even if you are a daysailor or weekender only, it is great to keep a log book that details each day of fun that you have aboard your boat.  Your adventures, misadventures, maintenance, destinations, guests, etc.  The above photo shows my logbooks for Snickerdoodle - beginning on a rainy May 3, 1985 when we launched her brand-new at Bayview Idaho... and ending (so far)on a winter day with bald eagles around, December 26,2016 - - in the 2016 three-ring binder full of daily notes.

I like to keep track of Snickerdoodle's beginning-of-the-year status on my first "writing" page.  Things like:


Name of Yacht:               Your Boat’s Name
Owner:                            Your Name

Type of Yacht:                Manufacturere & Length

Hailing Port:                    Where You Sail From Most Of The Time

Designer:                        Who Designed Your Boat

Builder:                           Your Boat’s Manufacturer

Year Built:             Year Built              & Year Purchased: 

Hull Number:         The Hull Identification Number on the Transom

Length:        ___ feet     Beam:          ___ feet               Draft:         ___ feet

Vertical Clearance:          ___ feet

Sails:           What Sails Are On The Boat

Engine:        Brand, Horse Power, Shaft Length, Year Manufactured

Tankage:      Fuel   ___ gal main tank, ___gal backup tank - -   Water  ___ gal  - - Porta-Potty or Marine Head

Auxiliary Equipment – 2-Way Radios, Depth Sounder, GPS, Stove, etc

Hull Color:    What Color Is The Hull

Radio Call Sign:  If Federally Registered

Insurance:   Who Is Your Insurance Agent, Phone, Address

Other: Dinghy, Micro Wave Oven, etc

Start of Log:         January 1, 2017               Log of Daily Experiences, ___ year.


Then, I have a two-page "section" that is designated for each day that I am aboard.- - even if I am aboard only for a few hours.


TODAY’S CRUISE

Day & Date ________________________________

Planned Destination  ______________________________________

Time From Time  ___________________

Time Till  _____________________

Skipper & Crew  _________________________________________________

Guests  _______________________________________________________

Weather  Conditions_________________________________Temp_____________

Wind______________Humidity____________Barometer_________________

What We Ate  ________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Who We Met  __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Comments  ____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________



The comments continue onto the next page as well.
I print the pages on both sides to save paper... So, page 1 is the front of page 2... and so on...
I also print photos that I snap during the year and add them to the log-book.  It is really fun to go back and read and enjoy entries from the past.

 If you would like a copy of my log-book template, drop me an email and I'll reply with an attached file.  All you'll need is a three-ring binder and a hole punch to make your own log-book......

BarnacleBillHolcomb@gmail.com
509 993-3214




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