Crew and skippers

Each trip has a crew list. Each person is one card, used on every trip they sail. Crew lists are free.

Adding crew to a trip

1. On the trip's “Overview” tab, go to “Crew”.
2. Tap “Add crew member”.
3. Tap a person to add or remove them, or tap “New crew member” for someone new. “Import from Contacts” fills a new card from one contact.

In the list, drag a row to reorder, swipe to remove, or tap to open the card.

The skipper

Each trip with a crew has one skipper, marked with a filled crown. Tap the grey crown on another row to hand it over. Removing the skipper passes the crown to the first named person left.

Other roles, such as “Watch leader” or “Guest”, are set under “Role on board” on a certificate.

Crew on the next trip

A new recording starts with the crew and skipper of the latest trip on the same boat, plus you. A trip you sailed alone does not count. On a boat without earlier crew, you start alone as skipper.

The trip being copied shows “New trips on this boat start with this crew.” Changing a crew list affects that trip only. A trip imported from a GPX file starts with no crew.

Cards

Only a name is needed. “More details” holds contact, date of birth, nationality, passport or ID number, licence and address. Changes to a card apply on every trip.

“Merge with…” joins two cards of the same person. The open card's details win.

A card is removed with the person's last trip, unless a certificate is about them.

My details

Your own card is under Settings → My details, or tap your row in a crew list. You appear as “Me” until you add a name. The crew picker does not list you, so if you remove yourself from a trip, you cannot add yourself back.

After an update from a version with plain crew names, Manta asks once: “Which one is you?” The name you pick becomes your card. After “I'm not in the list”, use “Merge with…” in My details.

Mileage certificates

Mileage certificates, part of Manta Pro, read the crew lists. A person's certificate offers the trips they are on, and yours also offers trips without a crew list. The skipper comes from the crown, and their card needs a name, licence, phone or e-mail, and address.

Privacy

Cards stay on your devices, in your iCloud and in your own logbook export. A trip sent as a .manta file also carries crew names and photos, and the skipper's licence and contact. A published trip carries short names such as “Anna B.” and no skipper details.