Complete guide for navigators
Record your courses, speeds, weather and sea state. If you encounter a problem, this information helps rescuers or allows you to retrace your steps.
By reviewing your old logs, you notice weather patterns, currents and difficult areas. Very useful for preparing future passages.
Years later, it's always nice to reread the anecdotes, encounters and conditions you went through. A true maritime logbook.
For offshore or commercial navigation, yes, it's mandatory. For coastal pleasure boating, it's often not required, but highly recommended.
💡 💡 With Ekynavy, this data is automatically recorded via GPS
💡 💡 Automatic weather integration with Ekynavy
💡 💡 Useful to know which setting works in which conditions
It's also the place to note:
A well-structured navigation in your logbook includes:
💡 💡 By reviewing, you can spot your progress and improve your navigation
Don't put it off. Fresh information is more accurate (especially weather and positions).
Every hour, or at each course/sail/weather change. The important thing is regularity.
Prefer '15 knots of wind, rough sea' to 'it was windy'. Numerical data is more exploitable.
They greatly enrich your log and remind you of the moment's atmosphere.
In the cockpit, on a tablet or your phone. Not stored in the back of the cabin.
When sailing with multiple people, logbook keeping can be collaborative.
Each crew member can:
With Ekynavy, everything is automatically synchronized between crew members. Everyone can consult and enrich the log in real time.
This lightens the skipper's load and involves everyone in the safety and memory of the navigation.
Ekynavy was designed to simplify your logbook keeping while respecting best practices:
Your logbook thus becomes a true navigation tool, without additional effort. You focus on the sea, Ekynavy takes care of the rest.