Glenans Logbook

Glenans Irish Sailing Club
CRUISING LOGBOOK
Inside front cover
The Glenans Irish Sailing Club Cruising Logbook
GLENANS Irish Sailing Club

5 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
tel 01-661 1481
fax 01-676 4249
info@glenans-ireland.com
www.glenans-ireland.com
The Station House

Baltimore, Co. Cork
tel 028-20154
Boat Name
Home Port
Design Type
Call Sign
Owners Name
Registration Number
Address
Telephone Number
Shore Contact
Shore Contact
Length Over All
Length Water Line
Draught
Beam
Masthead Height
Displacement
Fuel Tank Capacity
Engine Type
Fuel Consumption
Collanmore Island
Clew Bay
Westport, Co. Mayo
tel 098-26046
Hours at
RPM
Engine Oil Type
Water Tank Capacity

Main Anchor
& chain / cable length
Kedge Anchor
& chain / cable length
Kgs
Metres
Kgs
Metres
IRC Rating
2003
Glenans Irish Sailing Club
CHS Rating
ECHO Rating
HP
Blank
How to Use the Cruising Log Book

A well-kept ships logbook should serve as an
accurate narrative, permitting anyone to
subsequently plot the cruise again from the
information supplied.
The entries in the ships log can be
followed in reverse over the course run,
rather in the way that Theseus found his way
out of the labyrinth. All the details used in
laying the course must be entered: compass
course (the one asked for and the one
actually followed), the log readings, strength
and direction of the wind, sea conditions.
All changes should also be noted: going
about, changes of sail, changes in the
weather, fixes taken (and how they were
made), along with any ships met. Nothing
must be judged insignificant
The ships log must be kept scrupulously
up to date, even when dead reckonings are
not expected to be made. If there is an
accident, then the ships log can be
invaluable as evidence of what actually
happened.
If the boat is equipped with GPS or other
electronic position finder, the log must still be
kept up to date and the position noted
regularly. This can then serve as the starting
point for a dead reckoning in case of
instrument malfunction or failure.
The Glenans Manual of Sailing
At the beginning of each cruise, enter the crew

list, departure port and date.
Each morning, enter the tides and draw the days
tidal curve. Take the first hourly barometer reading. Make your passage plans for the day and write
them down in a separate Navigators Notebook,
listing the charts required. If a night sail is involved, list the characteristics of any relevant lights
in the Notebook.
Every time something happens, or when something changes, or once an hour, enter details of a
Position Fix and a Sailing Observation (leaving or
entering a harbour, changing course, taking a reef,
spotted a Navy boat, something has broken, the
Skippers started drinking). Details of that whale
on the port side, flying fish, and interesting birdlife
can be entered under Nature Sightings.
Record the weather forecast regularly using the
Met Eireann Sea Area chart and the UK Met Map
provided in this Log Book. Photocopy those pages
as many times as needed and take them on your
cruise.
A well-kept personal log book is useful when
preparing for the ISA or RYA Coastal Skipper or
Yachtmaster practical examination at sea.
Use this log book to record your sea miles. When
sailing as crew, ask your skipper to sign and date
the entries after each cruise.
Safety Contacts
Irish Marine Emergency Service
VHF Channel 16
or telephone 999 or 112
and ask for Marine Emergency
Dublin Marine Rescue
01 662 0922
Coordination Centre
Valentia Radio, County Kerry 066 947 6109
Malin Head Radio, County Donegal 077 777 0103
Belfast Coastguard 0044 28 9146 3933

UK Coastguard 0044 870 600 6505
Glenans Weatherdial 1550 123 710

Met Eireann Weatherdial 1550 123 855
Met Eireann Weatherfax 1550 131 838
Glenans Baltimore
Glenans Collanmore
028 20154
vhf MARY RUTH

098 26046
vhf MARY JANE
Glenans Dublin 01 661 1481

OTHER CONTACT NUMBERS
The Beaufort Scale

Force Description
Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort
At Sea
Knots
MPH
KPH
On Land
Calm
Sea like a mirror
Smoke rises vertically
Light Air
Ripples like scales form
1 to 3
1 to 5
1 to 3
Wind direction shown by

smoke drift, but not by wind
vanes
Light
Breeze
Small wavelets
4 to 6
4 to 7
6 to 11
Wind felt on face, leaves

rustle, ordinary vane moved
by wind
Gentle
Breeze
Large wavelets, crests begin

to break
7 to 10
8 to 12
12 to 19
Leaves and small twigs in

constant motion, light flags fly
Moderate
Breeze
Small wavelets becoming

longer, frequent white horses
11 to 16
13 to 18
20 to 28
Raises dust and loose paper,

small branches move
Fresh
Breeze
Moderate waves, many white

horses, chance of spray
17 to 21
19 to 24
28 to 38
Small trees in leaf sway,

crested wavelets on inland
waters
Strong
Breeze
Large waves, extensive white

foam crests, probably some
spray
22 to 27
25 to 31
39 to 49
Large branches in motion,

whistling telephone wires,
umbrellas difficult
Near Gale
Sea heaps up, streaks of

white foam
28 to 33
32 to 38
50 to 61
Whole trees in motion,

walking against the wind feels
inconvenient
Gale
Moderately high waves of

greater length
34 to 40
39 to 46
62 to 74
Breaks off twigs, generally

impedes walking progress
Strong Gale
High waves, dense streaks of

foam, wave crests topple,
spray may reduce visibility
41 to 47
47 to 54
75 to 88
Slight structural damage to

buildings
10
Storm
Very high waves, sea surface

appears white, visibility
affected
48 to 55
55 to 63
89 to 102
Trees uprooted, considerable

structural damage, rarely
occurs inland
11
Violent
Storm
Exceptionally high waves,

long white foam patches
cover sea, poor visibility
56 to 63
64 to 72
103 to 117
Widespread damage
12
Hurricane
Air filled with foam and spray,

sea completely white, bad
visibility
more
than 64
more
than 73
more
than 118
Widespread damage
The descriptive scale mariners and meteorologists use

to describe the speed of the wind was first standardised
by an Irishman in the British Royal Navy, Admiral Sir
Francis Beaufort.
Born in County Louth in 1774, Beaufort was of French
Huguenot origin and joined the Navy as a midshipman at
the age of 14. His father, a clergyman, purchased the
boys commission into the Navy, as was the custom at
the time.
Beaufort served a long and distinguished career at sea,
rising to the rank of Admiral, achieving the post of
Hydrographer to the Royal navy and was awarded a
knighthood.
He devised a 13 point scale of wind force which was
officially adopted by the Navy in 1805. He chose to
define his wind scale in common terms used everyday by
seamen. As his yardstick, he chose a fully rigged man
o war, the largest type of battleship then in service
afloat.
He described his scale using the effect winds would
have on such a ship and the sails it might carry. Thus, a
Gale Force 8 was a wind strength in which a well
conditioned man o war might carry triple reefs and
courses. Force 0 was a calm and Force 2 was a
slight breeze, terms readily understood by the sailors of
his day. Beaufort retired from the Navy to his familys
lands in Louth, where he died in 1857.
In the early 1900s, an all-iron Navy had little use for
terms describing the effect of wind on sailing ships. The
scale was revised and wind strengths described in terms
of their effect on the open sea surface. For the benefit of
landlubbers, a second set of descriptive terms was
devised, using loose bits of paper, flags, twigs and
umbrellas to describe the strength and the effect of wind
inland.
Met Eireann Sea Area Forecasts

Weather forecasts for Irish coastal waters are issued daily
by Met Eireann, the Irish Meteorological Service and
broadcast by national radio and coast radio stations.
RTE Radio 1
at these times:
FM 88.2 - 90.0 and 95.2 mHz

MW 567 and 729 kHz
06.02
12.53 18.34 (Sa, Su, hols)
19.02 (Mo - Fr) 23.55
(broadcast times may change check local listings)
Irish Coast Radio Stations

Malin Head Ch 23
Glen Head
Ch 24
Belmullet Ch 83
Clifden
Ch 26
Shannon Ch 28
Bantry
Ch 23
Cork Ch 26
Mine Head
Ch 83
Rosslare Ch 23
Wicklow Head
Ch 87
Dublin Ch 23
Valentia
Ch 24
At these times:
0103 0403 0703 1003 1303 1603 1903 2203
An announcement of each forecast is made on Ch 16 three

minutes before the broadcast. Gale warnings are broadcast
as soon as they are issued and hourly thereafter.
Valentia Radio Ch 24 will issue a forecast on request.
Weather Dial, the commercial division of Met Eireann,
provides a recorded Sea Area Forecast and Gale Warnings
by telephone on 1550 123 855. There is a charge for this
telephone service. Weather Dial also offers a variety of
services by fax. Place the fax machine in Manual Mode,
dial 1570 131 838 and listen to the instructions on how to
obtain available services. There is a charge for this telefax
service.
Shipping Forecasts issued by the UK Weather Centre are
broad cast by BBC Radio 4
FM 92.4 - 94.6 mHz
LW 198 kHz
at these times:
00.48
05.35 12.01 17.54
(broadcast times may change check local listings)
Websites
Met Eireann
Met Eireann
UK Met Office
www.met.ie/seaarea.asp
www.rte.ie/aertel/p162.htm
www.met-office.gov.uk
Each Sea Area Forecast issued by Met Eireann

contains the following standard elements:
Outlook includes a brief description for the 24 hour period following the period covered by the forecast.
Meteorological or General Situation: A description of

the meteorological situation over Ireland at the stated
time and of adjacent weather systems, e.g. depressions,
anticyclones or frontal troughs, which are expected to
influence the forecast areas during the following 24
hours. A general forecast follows giving wind, weather
and visibility for Irish coastal waters and the Irish Sea.
Gale Warnings are issued for Irish coastal waters, which

are regarded as extending 30 miles out from the coast line,
and the Irish Sea.
Terms used to describe Weather

Fine
Fair
Cloudy
Mist
Haze
dry, mainly sunny day, clear after dark

dry, good sunny or clear spells (no more
than 3 - 5 oktas of medium or low cloud
or 6 - 8 oktas of high cloud).
6 - 8 oktas of low or medium cloud
visibility restricted by water droplets
visibility restricted by dust or smoke
Terms used to describe Visibility

Good
Moderate
Poor
Fog
more than 5 nautical miles (9 km)

2 - 5 nautical miles (4 - 9 km)
1,100 yards to 2 nautical miles
less than 1,100 yards (1000 metres)
Coastal Reports taken from Malin Head, Dublin

Airport, Rosslare, Roches Point Automatic, Valentia
and Belmullet and new moored ocean buoys include
these details:
wind direction on the 16 point compass, speed in knots
weather
visibility in miles and yards
pressure in hectoPascals (millibars)
pressure tendency, which describes change in pressure
over the preceding 3 hours according to this scale:
0.0 - 0.4 hPa steady
0.5 - 1.9 hPa rising or falling slowly
2.0 - 3.4 hPa rising or falling
3.5 - 5.9 hPa rising or falling rapidly
6.0 hPa + rising or falling very rapidly
Gale
Strong Gale
Storm Force
Violent Storm
Hurricane Force
Beaufort Force 8 winds expected.

Force 9 winds or frequent gusts of at
least 52 knots expected.
Force 10 or frequent gusts of at least
61 knots expected.
Force 11 or frequent gusts of at least
69 knots expected
winds greater than 64 knots
Speed of movement of Pressure Systems is described as:

slowly
steadily
rather quickly
rapidly
very rapidly
up to 15 knots
15 to 25 knots
25 to 35 knots
35 to 45 knots
greater than 45 knots
Onset of gale force or stronger winds is described as:

imminent
soon
later
within 6 hours
between 6 and 12 hours
between 12 and 24 hours
Swell Wave Heights are issued in the warnings section of

the Sea Area Forecast, using the mariners convention
whereby heavy swell means swell waves of 4 metres or
higher.
Sea State
Calm
Wavelets
Slight
Moderate
Rough
Very Rough
High
Very High
Phenomenal
Wave Height in Metres

0 - 0.1
0.1 - 0.5
0.5 - 1.25
1.25 - 2.5
2.5 - 4
4-6
6-9
9 - 14
Over 15
SKIPPER
DATE 1 April 2003
Crew List
NOTES
Reference Port
Cobh
NAVIGATION
TIME
Compass
Heading
True
Heading
Speed
Rhythm in blue
BOAT NAME
Secondary Port
Baltimore
Tide Time
Tide Height
+/- Difference
Tide Time
+/- Difference
Tide Height
0007
0.4
-0050
23.10
+0.2
0.6
0555
4.0
-0025
05.30
-0.6
3.4
1222
0.5
-0040
11.40
+0.2
0.7
1810
3.9
-0025
17.45
-0.6
3.3
THE BOAT
Distance
Run
0830
Position Fix
THE WEATHER
Wind
Direction
Wind
Force
Full main and genoa
SE
Full main and genoa
SE
What Sails are Set
Depart mooring, Baltimore
Baro
Cloud
Type
Cloud
Cover
Practice man overboard

0930
Depart Balt Harbour for Schull
1000
250
242
5.2
Horseshoe Hbr abeam strbd
11oo
250
242
5.0
5.0
51-24.6N 9.30.8W
240
242
5.5
3.7
Fastnet Rock abeam strbd
P
M
A
Gybe to 030 for Long Island Pt.

030
022
5.5
51-28.2N 9-33.0W Calf Island abm
030
022
50
Long Island Pt to Port
002
354
5.0
0.5
Bull Rock to Port
002
354
1.0
Pick up yellow visitor mooring
Ashore for dinner and a pint
E
L
Full main and genoa
TODAY'S TIDE RANGE (metres)
TODAY'S BAROMETER READINGS (hectoPascals)

Enter the 1st barometer
reading on the centre line.
Enter subsequent hourly
readings at an appropriate
scale
(see
sample page).
1012
NOTE:
If the barometer drops
more than one hectoPascal per hour, it is a
2
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
SAILING OBSERVATIONS
Cheery wave from Lifeboat crew on training run
10
12
14
16
18
22
NATURE SIGHTINGS
MAINTENANCE NOTES
Heron fishing at Bull Point
Repair two hangovers
Fred the bucket and fender gets a workout!
20
P
M
A
E
L
Engine Hours
Engine On
Engine Off
Total Hours
24
SKIPPER
DATE
Crew List
NOTES
BOAT NAME
Reference Port
Tide Time
NAVIGATION
TIME
Compass
Heading
True
Heading
Speed
Tide Height
Secondary Port
+/- Difference
Tide Time
THE BOAT
Distance
Run
Position Fix
+/- Difference
Tide Height
THE WEATHER
What Sails are Set
Baro
Cloud
Type
Cloud
Cover
Wind
Direction
Wind
Force
TODAY'S TIDE RANGE (metres)
TODAY'S BAROMETER READINGS (hectoPascals)

Enter the 1st barometer
reading on the centre line.
Enter subsequent hourly
readings at an appropriate
scale (see sample page).
NOTE:
If the barometer drops
more than one hectoPascal per hour, it is a
strong indication of gales.
2
10
12
14
16
18
20
SAILING OBSERVATIONS
22
24
NATURE SIGHTINGS
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
MAINTENANCE NOTES
Engine Hours
Engine On
Engine Off
Total Hours
24

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Inside front cover

The Glenans Irish Sailing Club Cruising Logbook

GLENANS Irish Sailing Club

The Station House

Length Over All

Length Water Line

Fuel Tank Capacity

Engine Oil Type

Water Tank Capacity

How to Use the Cruising Log Book

At the beginning of each cruise, enter the crew

Belfast Coastguard 0044 28 9146 3933

Glenans Weatherdial 1550 123 710

vhf MARY RUTH

vhf MARY JANE

Glenans Dublin 01 661 1481

The Beaufort Scale

Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort

Sea like a mirror

Smoke rises vertically

Ripples like scales form

Wind direction shown by

Wind felt on face, leaves

Large wavelets, crests begin

Leaves and small twigs in

Small wavelets becoming

Raises dust and loose paper,

Moderate waves, many white

Small trees in leaf sway,

Large waves, extensive white

Large branches in motion,

Sea heaps up, streaks of

Whole trees in motion,

Moderately high waves of

Breaks off twigs, generally

High waves, dense streaks of

Slight structural damage to

Very high waves, sea surface

Trees uprooted, considerable

Exceptionally high waves,

Air filled with foam and spray,

The descriptive scale mariners and meteorologists use

Met Eireann Sea Area Forecasts

FM 88.2 - 90.0 and 95.2 mHz

(broadcast times may change check local listings)

Irish Coast Radio Stations

An announcement of each forecast is made on Ch 16 three

05.35 12.01 17.54

(broadcast times may change check local listings)

Each Sea Area Forecast issued by Met Eireann

Meteorological or General Situation: A description of

Gale Warnings are issued for Irish coastal waters, which

Terms used to describe Weather

dry, mainly sunny day, clear after dark

Terms used to describe Visibility

more than 5 nautical miles (9 km)

Coastal Reports taken from Malin Head, Dublin

Beaufort Force 8 winds expected.