Jinx wrote:
I'm very new to sailing have currently only been sailing dinghy's at my
local sailing club for approx 1 year but i still have a keen interest in
sailing larger boats in the future.

I have recently been offered a place to crew on a J109 for the Aug bank
holiday weekend.

My question is i believe its good practice to keep a log book of all sailing
trips/experience, but i'm un-sure what data i should be keeping within the
log book entries?

i.e. boat type, wind speed, weather, distance, location?

Can you buy proper log books? if so where from
Is there any computer software versions available?
I quiet happy to create my own but would like any info/suggestions as to
what headings i should include.



Many thanks from a keen new sailer

Mark


Normally, the log is kept by the boat's owner/captain. Nice ones are
available at any Marine Supply store. You could make a rough one on the
Excell computer program and include columns & data about any trips such
as time of departure, events underway, arrival time, boat/motor
maintenance, etc.
http://ca.binnacle.com/index.php?cPath=61_75
In one of the Power Squadron courses they give a sample ships log.