Lake St. Clair, Detroit River & Western Lake Erie Day-Sail Log

Two countries, three waterways, and freighters that definitely have the right of way.

Lake St. Clair, Detroit River & Western Lake Erie Day-Sail Log — A one-season logbook for day sails and island runs from Grosse Pointe and St. Clair Shores to Put-in-Bay and the Bass Islands. Designed by Taffrail Press in Denmark, drawing on more than 10 years of experience designing structured, seaworthy maritime logbooks.

What's inside (184 pages)

• 96 Day-Sail pages, one per outing, each with a custom sketch map of Lake St. Clair, Detroit River & Western Lake Erie to draw your track on, compass rose and scale bar (Not for navigation)
• Date, departure & arrival, distance (nm), duration, average & max speed, engine hours and fuel on every day page
• Crew and guests, compact weather & barometer block, and tides/currents or water-level fields in local and metric/imperial units
• Highlight of the day, lesson learnt, 'excuse for motoring' tick-boxes and a sundowner note on every outing
• 10 passage plans and 8 overnight / passage sheets with 24 hourly watch rows
• Season summary and milestones at the front, plus a 100-sail index, crew & guest register, crew awards and guest book
• Harbours & marinas log (8 pages) and anchorages & moorings log (4 pages)
• 12 pages of engine hours, maintenance, fuel & water, defects and spares
• Emergency page (MAYDAY / PAN-PAN script), safety equipment register, crew briefing, pre-departure checklists and dated official sources

Built for real hands at the chart table or helm

• Generous write-in rows: 7.5 mm minimum ruling pitch, light grey lines for ballpoint or pencil, and numbered pages throughout.
• Heavy uncoated paper: 60# (90 gsm) white uncoated interior stock that takes pencil or pen cleanly without smear.
• Two trim sizes: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in / 216 × 279 mm) and A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Standard or Personalised Coil Edition

• Standard (Coil-bound, lies flat): Ships straight to print via our production partner Lulu Press, Inc.
• Personalised (Coil-bound — your boat's name on cover & page 1): Enter your boat name (and optional home port, sail/hull number or skipper name) on the order. Your cover header reads THE LOG OF [BOAT NAME], your particulars are pre-printed on page 1, and we email you a PDF proof within 1 business day before printing (+$5 / +€5 / +40 kr).

Prefer a paperback or hardcover? The paperback and case-laminate hardcover editions of Lake St. Clair, Detroit River & Western Lake Erie Day-Sail Log are available on Amazon (printed and shipped by Amazon).

Map & navigation notice: All map panels are simplified sketch maps for recording your outing — NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Always use official nautical charts and current tide/current predictions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Shipping & production: Printed and coil-bound to order (3–5 business days production, plus 1–5 business days for personalised proof approval). Tracked US shipping: $5.95 flat rate per order (free on orders from $65).