I Received a KnotWise Share Link

A KnotWise share link gives you a live, read-only view of someone's logbook — no KnotWise account required. Share links look like this: share.knotwise.app/p/[link]

What you can see

• the vessel's passage tracks on an interactive chart;
• the current position, based on the most recent log entry;
• a filter by season or by individual passage;
• a wind overlay you can toggle on or off;
• «Zoom to boat» to jump to the vessel's last known position.

Depending on what the skipper chose to share, the view may also include weather and sailing data, photos from the logbook, and the skipper's written notes. If one of these is not shown, the skipper has not included it for this link.

Replay the passage

Press Play to watch the passage unfold from start to finish. A timeline player at the bottom lets you play, pause, change speed (1×, 4×, 12×) and scrub to any moment. As it runs, a ship symbol follows the route in the sail or engine configuration the skipper logged, a compact instrument cluster shows the conditions at each point, and any shared photos appear at the moment they were taken. A chapter card marks the start of each passage.

A fullscreen button gives you a clean, distraction-free view — handy if you want to record the replay. If your browser is set to reduce motion, the replay steps through the log points instead of animating.

What is never shared

Whatever the skipper enables, some things are never part of a share link:

• account settings;
• crew details, passport information or personal data;
• maintenance records and inventory;
• any data the skipper has not synced.

Is the position live?

The position shown reflects the skipper's last recorded log entry — not a real-time GPS signal. If the skipper is offshore and logging at regular watch intervals, the position updates each time a new entry is saved and synced. There may be a delay of several hours between the vessel's actual position and what you see on the chart.

KnotWise is not a real-time tracking service. Position updates depend entirely on the skipper creating log entries and having an internet connection to sync them.

The link has stopped working

Share links can be deactivated or deleted by the skipper at any time. If the link returns an error, the skipper has either deactivated it or removed it. Contact them directly for a new link.