Shake Down Cruise - The Log

Unfortunately, despite my having archived the waypoint, route and (critically) track data from the Raymarine A50 plotter to the spare compact flash card, it appears there is no way (that I've managed to make work at any rate) to access the saved track data

In any case, on perusing the manuel and various web sites, it appears that the Raymarine kit doesn't log the date/time, speed or any other info within the track. It's just a series of points which is a lot less useful than the track files produced by even a fairly cheap hand-held GPS such as a Garmin GPS72!

I'll look at options to solve that problem over the winter as, whilst it's hardly mission critical, I do like my track archive that I've built up over the last three years on Brigantia

Anyway, that aside the log (such as it is) ...

02/10/2013 Assemble on board at Tollesbury

03/10/2013 In port, Tollesbury :- Storing ship etc.

04/10/2013 Friday Tollesbury - Bradwell :- approx. 1hr (no detailed log kept)

05/10/2013 last cruise on board Brigantia, see The Final Voyage

06/10/2013 In port, Bradwell :- Organising stowage etc.

07/10/2013 Bradwell - Pyefleet
 - 10:37 UTC Engine Start
 - 10:46 UTC Under Way
 - engine was stopped and under sail for some time before motoring for last couple of hours
 - 18:10 UTC Anchored, Pyefleet 20m scope

08/10/2013 Pyefleet - Burnham Yacht Harbour
 - 09:28 UTC Engine Start 449.4hrs
 - 09:33 UTC Under Way
 - 09:46 UTC Engine Stop
 - 13:36 UTC Engine Start
 - 14:06 UTC Engine Stop 450.2 hrs

09/10/2013 Burnham Yacht Harbour - Fambridge Yacht Station
 - 09:07 UTC Engine Start 450.3hrs
 - 10:25 UTC Engine Stop 451.5hrs

We were somewhat cavalier about the upkeep of the log, especially on Monday. Then again, it was our first time sailing the new boat! It is not a matter of any import but if we're going to keep a log it might as well be an accurate one