Taffrail Press is an independent Danish maritime publisher based in Ballerup, Denmark (Taffrail Press, CVR 45497305). Backed by more than 10 years of experience advising and designing logbooks for the merchant fleet, we design and publish practical, bridge-grade logbooks, maintenance registers, and sea-miles record books built for real use aboard sailing yachts, motor cruisers, fishing boats, dive vessels, and charter yachts.
10+ Years of Merchant Fleet Experience — Why We Started Taffrail Press
Having spent more than a decade advising and designing logbooks for the merchant fleet, we saw a stark contrast when stepping aboard recreational yachts and charter vessels: too many leisure logbooks are either generic blank notebooks with cramped lines or novelty gift books that stay in a drawer ashore.
When you are logging a watch entry at the chart table in a choppy seaway, recording engine hours and filter part numbers in the engine bay, or documenting sea miles for a charter handover, a logbook has to work as a piece of cockpit and chart-table equipment. That is why every Taffrail Press edition applies bridge-grade discipline to leisure and regional cruising:
- Bridge-grade structure & generous ≥ 7.5 mm cockpit write-in rows: Drawn from over 10 years of merchant-fleet logbook design, every watch table, passage log, and service register is spaced at a minimum of 7.5 mm row height with logical watch columns so entries remain legible when written underway in pencil or ballpoint pen.
- Heavyweight 100 gsm (60# uncoated) bleed-resistant paper: Thick, low-glare uncoated stock that takes 2B pencil, ballpoint, and waterproof fineliner without bleed-through or smudging in damp marine air.
- Verified regional & navigation references: Our regional editions (such as the San Francisco Bay Sailing Log, Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Solent, and South Funen Archipelago) include standing reference pages for VHF working channels, VTS sectors, bridge clearances, and distress procedures—each citing the primary official authority (USCG, NOAA, FCC, or national hydrographic office) and the exact verification date.
- Bindings chosen for how the book is used: On our website (taffrailpress.com), our editions are produced in lay-flat Wire-O coil binding (including optional bespoke vessel-name cover personalisation) so the book lies completely flat on a compact chart table or folds back 360° on itself. On Amazon, the same titles are available in sewn case-laminated hardcover and trade paperback.
How Our Logbooks Are Printed & Fulfilled
Instead of printing thousands of copies overseas and leaving them in a warehouse while VHF channels, harbour contacts, and regulations go out of date, Taffrail Press uses professional print-on-demand production closer to where you sail (in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union).
- Always the current edition: When an official navigation notice or radio channel changes, we update the master files immediately so newly printed copies reflect the latest verified data.
- Bespoke personalised editions: For any coil-bound logbook ordered on our website, we can typeset your boat’s name, home port, sail number, or callsign directly onto the front cover and title page before printing.
- Tracked delivery in 4–6 business days (print) + tracked carrier transit: Standard and personalised coil editions are printed to order in 3–5 business days and dispatched with full carrier tracking.
Yacht Clubs, Sailing Schools, Dive Centers, Gift Shops & Chandlery Resellers
We supply chandleries, bookstores, marinas, sailing schools, yacht clubs, coastal gift shops, tackle shops, and dive centers at wholesale trade terms, as well as custom co-branded club and school editions. Please contact us at sales@taffrailpress.com or use the inquiry form to request our trade catalogue and wholesale terms.
Company Details & Contact
We are a small, dedicated publishing team and handle every customer and trade enquiry personally in English or Danish.
- Publisher: Taffrail Press (CVR 45497305), Høstbuen 69, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark (Legal notice)
- Customer & Trade Support: Anna, Lead Assistant, Taffrail Press — sales@taffrailpress.com (we reply to all enquiries within 2 business days; support is handled exclusively by email and chat so we can check print proofs and tracking records accurately—no phone support).