[Sabreman]

I feeling really guilty, but feel compelled to expose myself to the wrath of the Sailnet community. Also, the sloths of the sailing community haven't had the fortitude to chime in.. here goes...

I don't keep an underway log for daysails or short trips, I'd rather sail than write. For longer trips or overnight transits, I keep a position log via GPSNavX and write a short summary at the end of the day (mostly chatty stuff, not very nautical).

By way of explanation, I maintain a spreadsheet of major jobs/ upgrades/ purchases to help determine if something is due for replacement. As to overall cost, I keep a detailed record under Quicken as part of household finances. As to the maintenance schedule, I have a set routine for servicing the engine (mid season) and do monthly visual checks. I do all my own maintenance, so I'm ALWAYS looking at the boat critically (anally, says my wife)

So I guess that you could say that the log is a compilation of the GPSNavX track history, Quicken, a Word doc, and a spreadsheet. Works for me.