The Reporter software is designed specifically for producing for this job though it ensures consistency, its use is not absolutely essential. A basic text editor could be used to do a similar job though if you use this option it is most important that you keep strictly to to the style and not change units or character spacings in a way. In this example there are two but there could be 50 or more. Comments are optional and ignored by the read back software. If you include anything here, please keep it short.
Comment lines Lines for comment text.
A number that identifies the report line. A name or call sign that's used to identify your vessel. BOAT Cse Mean course over the past 3 hours shown in degrees true. Your average boat speed over the past 3 hours in knots. The closest cardinal or intercardinal point from which the wind is coming from.