San Francisco Bay Sailing Log

Fog optional. Afternoon breeze practically guaranteed.

San Francisco Bay Sailing Log — A one-year logbook for day sails on the Bay. 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 large sketch map of the central Bay (San Quentin and Richmond to the City), compass rose and 2 nm scale bar
• Date, route, distance, duration, max speed, engine hours and fuel on every page
• Crew and guests, a compact weather block and a tides & currents table (height in ft / m)
• Highlight of the day, lesson learnt, the 'excuse for motoring' boxes and a sundowner box
• 10 passage plans and 8 overnight / passage sheets with 24 hourly rows
• Season summary and milestones at the front, plus an index of 100 sails
• Crew & guest register, crew awards, a guest book for messages and a junior crew page
• Harbours & marinas log (8 pages, 2 entries per page) and anchorages & moorings log (4 pages)
• 12 pages of engine hours, maintenance, fuel & water, defects and spares
• Emergency page (MAYDAY / PAN-PAN script with blanks), safety equipment, crew briefing and checklists
• 7 dot-grid pages for notes and sketches, plus a whole-Bay overview map on the back cover (Not for navigation)

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 San Francisco Bay Sailing 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).