Boating Blogs

A Modern Ship's Log

Aug 9, 2006 Alan Sorum

Consider starting you own modern ship's log, a blog! Boating blogs are varied and make interesting reading.

Starting and maintaining a web logbook or blog is fun way for boaters to document their trips. Blogs allow for the entry of text and photographs making them the modern equivalent of a ship's log. Users can upgrade the logbook at their leisure using many different methods to transmit the information. Commercial blog hosting companies offer web based editing programs for their services, there are add-ons available to post entries directly from Microsoft Word and material can be posted via an email message.

The following boating blogs will give you some insight to how to write a blog and show some of the varied subjects can be covered by boaters like you.

Boating on Lake Winnebago, Fox River and Wolf River of Wisconsin, USA is Doug and Lisa's blog describing their boating activities in Wisconsin. The blog's goal to discuss places to go, things to do, boating safety and other boating related topics. Recent entries talk about the Winnebago Boat Rally, Appleton Yacht Club, and the Fox lock system that allows travel from Lake Winnebago to Green Bay.

Boot Key Harbor is a site based in Marathon, Florida - the Heart of the Florida Keys. A little more than just a blog, Captain Gregory T. Absten has developed an online cruising guide to the Florida Keys that includes information on moorings, boat accessible restaurants and water related activities.

Mr. Boat Blog is a blog out of the Netherlands. Mr. Boat looks for interesting, shocking or strange things that have something to do with water and water sports. Some posts could be rated PG, Mr. Boat is interested in anything wet...

Granny Buttons is a page produced by Andrew Denny that details the operation of canal boats and the English waterways system. Andrew has been working to develop a blogging community of like-minded canals boaters. I will post a review of the site in the near future.

We Live On A Boat describes Strathy's mid-life crisis and the move to live aboard a sailboat in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This blog provides some great commentary on life at the waterfront and adoption of a new lifestyle.

A View From the Waterfront is my blog that discusses boating safety, harbor management, rural development and unique aspects of Alaskan life.

You can start your own blog for little or no cost. Three popular hosts are listed here. Start your own electronic ship's log today.

Blogger is a company that started in San Francisco and was purchased by Google. Blogger is popular and has an easy to use interface.

TypePad is part of the Six Apart Company which offers many options for blog hosting for a nominal cost.

LiveJournal is a free service that combines private journal, blog, social networking services.

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Comments

Sep 18, 2006 6:16 AM

Virgil Zetterlind :

For those interested in the Florida Gulf Coast or for an example of a Wordpress powered blog with Gallery2 photo integration, please visit http://DestinSharks.com

We have a growing library of free Google Earth Marine maps for download also.

May 22, 2007 7:23 AM

sky rover :

Another great source for blogs about boating is SailBlogs - http://www.sailblogs.com While mostly they are about sailing, there are a lot of power boat blogs, too. Nice mapping tools as well.

May 26, 2007 11:19 AM

Alan Sorum :

Another option for sailors that wish to start their own boating blog is to visit Live Sail Die. They offer blog space to sailors at their domain. See http://livesaildie.com/blogs/

May 31, 2007 3:31 PM

dolores carr :

Does anyone know how to tie spring lines to a pontoon?

Jun 3, 2007 4:09 PM

Alan Sorum :

What does the boat give you for attachment points? It should be just a matter of running two lines. One from the aft of the boat to the forward part of the boat on the dock and another from the bow of the boat to the dock near the aft end of the boat. Springs just help keep the boat from surging fore and aft. They also adsorb shocks from wind gusts and wakes...

Aug 21, 2007 2:10 PM

Chris :

http://MyShipLog.com has like six different logs like a Nautical, Inventory, Fishing, Fuel, etc..
It even allows you to add people to your boat as crew members so that you could have temporary guest contribute to your ship's logs. A blog could work but this site is made boaters who really want to document their boat properly. Heck you can even transfer all your boats logs to the new owner if you ever sell it and even keep a record of the logs for yourself, that is a big plus if you are going to the trouble of documenting your boat.

Best of all it is free...

Sep 25, 2007 12:18 PM

Regina Steed :

I have started a blog about my boat and my adventures aboard her. The blog also discusses living aboard, kids aboard, etc...

It will be continued as I take y boat (and family) to Key West to live aboard and on our circumnavigation.

http://schoonerboudicca.blogspot.com

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