CAPTAIN’S LOG TEMPLATE
CAPTAIN’S LOG TEMPLATE
🚩 1. Voyage Snapshot
Vessel: S/V HOUDINI(a.k.a. the floating circus of dreams)
Captain: Aubrey O’Hare
Date:
Route: →
Miles Planned / Miles Made Good:
🧭 2. Position Report
Latitude:
Longitude:
Current Course:
Speed Over Ground:
Depth Under Keel:
Compass behaved today? yes / no / possessed
👩✈️ 3. Who’s on Board
Captain: Aubrey Jordan
First Mate: Jordan
Deck Crew: Dan, Savannah
Little Mermaid-in-Training: Violet
Guest Stars: Katie
Crew vibe check:
🔵 Zen
🟡 Mild chaos
🔴 Full circus
🌤 4. Weather & Sea State
Wind:
Seas:
Swell:
Visibility:
Barometer:
General Mood of the Ocean:
😇 Gentle
😏 Playful
😒 Unimpressed
😈 Trying to murder us
⛵️ 5. Sails & Engine
Sail Plan: (full canvas / reefed / “why are we even bothering”)
Engine Hours:
RPM:
Temp:
Fuel Remaining:
Surprising noises heard today:
📚 6. Captain’s Log — Story of the Day
This is your blog heart. Suggested prompts:
What surprised you?
What challenge did you solve like a badass?
A moment with Violet you never want to forget.
A “WTF ocean?” moment.
Something funny a crew member said.
Something that broke… and your triumphant comeback.
Lessons learned (or re-learned).
A metaphor from the sea that ties back to life, healing, or your message.
🗺 7. Navigation Notes
Waypoints hit:
Weather routing decisions:
Any detours and why:
Traffic:
Anchorages scouted:
Any “do NOT come here at night” warnings:
⚙️ 8. Systems & Maintenance
Bilge status: wet / dry / “shouldn’t be that color”
Watermaker PPM:
Batteries:
Solar: alive / dead / sleepy
Rigging walk:
Fresh list of boat projects that make you question your life choices:
🛟 9. Safety Check
AIS: on / off
PFDs:
Radio check:
Night watches assigned:
Crew briefing: completed / skipped / turned into a comedy show
🐬 Wildlife Log
Dolphins?
Whales?
Flying fish that tried to commit onboard suicide?
🎣 Fishing Log
What you caught
How big it felt
How you cooked it (or how it got away)
⚓ Anchorage Review
Holding:
Swell:
Dinghy landing drama:
Noise level:
💰 Sailor’s Expense Tracker
Snacks: essential
Boat parts: overpriced
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