Sailing Logbook

Getting Started

Sailing Logbook is a simple, personal logbook for day sailors. Use it to log each sail, track your stats over time, and export your data.

Your entries are stored in the cloud and synced across devices. Just sign in with your email to access your logbook anywhere.

Logging a Sail

Tap + New Entry or the floating + button to create a new log entry.

Required fields: Date and Boat Name. All other fields are optional.

Recent boats: When you start typing a boat name, a dropdown shows your most-used boats. Selecting one auto-fills the boat type, model, club, motor HP, and gross tons from your previous entries.

Optional fields include location, boat type & model, club, motor HP, gross tons, distance, duration, wind speed & direction, crew, and notes.

Editing & Deleting

Edit: Click any entry in your list to open it in the form. Make changes and tap Save.

Delete: Open an entry, then tap the red Delete button at the bottom of the form. You'll be asked to confirm before the entry is permanently removed.

Search & Filters

Text search: Type in the search bar to filter entries by boat name, model, club, location, crew, or notes.

Date range: Use the From and To date pickers to show entries within a specific period.

Sort: Choose how to order entries — by date (newest/oldest), boat name, distance, or duration.

A Clear button appears when any filter is active. Tap it to reset all filters.

Dashboard

The Dashboard shows your sailing statistics at a glance:

• All-Time Totals — total sails, nautical miles, and hours
• Per-Year Breakdown — sails, hours, and distance by year
• Most-Sailed Boat — your most frequently used boat
• Monthly Activity — bar chart of sails per month for the current year
• Personal Records — longest distance, longest duration, and windiest day

CSV Export & Import

Export: Go to Settings > Data and tap "Export All Entries as CSV". A CSV file will download with all your entries.

Import: Tap "Import CSV" and select a .csv file. The file must use the same column headers as the export format.

CSV columns (in order):

Date, Boat Name, Boat Type, Boat Model, Club, Location, Distance (nm), Duration (min), Motor HP, Gross Tons, Wind Speed (kts), Wind Direction, Crew, Notes

Only Date and Boat Name are required. Boat Type must be one of: dinghy, keelboat, catamaran, other. Wind Direction must be a cardinal direction: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. Quoted fields and escaped quotes (RFC 4180) are supported.

Import modes:

• Append — adds imported entries alongside your existing ones
• Replace — deletes all current entries before importing (cannot be undone)

Settings

Profile: Set your name, phone, home location, and certifications. This data is stored in the cloud.

Default Boat Type: Pre-selects a boat type when creating new entries.

Copy Last Boat: When enabled, new entries auto-fill boat info from your most recent entry.

Change Password: Update your account password (requires current password).

Tips

Use the floating + button in the bottom-right corner for quick access to the new entry form from any screen.

The season totals strip at the top of your entry list shows your current-year stats at a glance.

Distance is measured in nautical miles and duration in minutes.