August 2007 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Raftstock 07 See attachment
by ROCK A SIMPSON 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

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Fire Ban, Unsecured Storage
by gslharbormaster 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users; FIRE BAN NOTICE The Fire Ban for the Great Salt Lake State Marina has been lifted. State Parks Rules still apply in regards to fires, grills and fireworks though. If you have any questions, please email or call me. UNSECURED TRAILER NOTICE We recently had one space become available in Unsecured Dry Storage. This space is being released on a "First Come, First Served" basis. This space rents for $25.00 per month. If you are interested in this spot please call or email me. Thank You Dave Shearer GSL Harbormaster 801-250-1898 gslharbormaster(a)hughes.net DavidShearer(a)Utah.gov

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Navigation Notice 8-24-07 #2
by gslharbormaster 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Navigation Notice #2 Great Salt Lake State Marina August 24, 2007 Deep Channel Buoy 'G1' has been put back in place. The Reef Channel Buoys will be pulled for the season within the next week. Thank you GSL Harbormaster

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Navigation Notice 8-24-07 #1
by gslharbormaster 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Navigation Notice #1 Great Salt Lake Marina Area August 24, 2007 GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The mouth of the Great Salt Lake State Marina is now quite shallow. At a lake level of 4197.7 (the level as of this date) the optimum depth is only 5' now. Storm surge can effect this depth. Although some of the mouth is only silted in and can be pushed through with deeper draft boats you will want to consider this carefully. Other parts of the mouth are hard packed sand. There are also some rocks in the west end of the mouth (these are marked with an orange buoy in the center of the mouth. Boats drawing more than 4.5 feet will want to seriously consider whether they should leave the marina. When using the marina mouth please use extra caution. As you approach the mouth you may encounter a boat stuck in the mouth. Consider bail-out options and traffic in the marina. Thank you GSL Harbormaster

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White Rock Cruise
by ROCK A SIMPSON 22 Aug '07

22 Aug '07

Hey every one last overnight cruise scheduled for the year, is the Labor Day weekend White Rock Bay cruise-out. September 1st - 2nd. The anchorage south and west of the rock is still about 8 feet. There are nice beach landings and great dinghy exploring to the surrounding area. Skipper's meeting is 1000 on Saturday, September 1st. Of course as always this event is weather dependant. Hopefully King Neptune will bless us with great weather.

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Hurricane Force Winds
by gslharbormaster 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

Hurricane Force Winds Warning For Great Salt Lake Marina Area GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users We have issued a Hurricane Force Winds Warning for the GSL Marina area. We are already experiencing SW winds in excess of 55 knots. Tooele Twisters have been spotted and have come through the marina. These winds are forecasted to increase through the day as a front approaches. We have not seen any obvious damage in the marina yet. But the potential for boat damage does exist. If you have concerns about your furlers or mainsails or docklines, please come out and check them or secure them. Thank you GSL Harbormaster

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Storm Warning Update
by gslharbormaster 18 Aug '07

18 Aug '07

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Update: Sunday afternoon 8-18-07 We are continuing the Storm Warning for the GSL Marina area and the Great Salt Lake. We are still experiencing thunderstorms with strong downdrafts, lightning and heavy rain at times. The current charts show this continuing through the evening and night. Forecasts for tomorrow show the potential for the same along with a breezy SW flow. If you choose to sail tomorrow please keep a close lookout towards the Oquirrh mountains, the Tooele Valley, Stansbury Island and the Stansbury Mountains for developing thunderheads. Please monitor NOAA weather radio for weather updates. At this time, I anticipate we will still be under a Storm Warning through most of tomorrow. On another note: Deep Channel buoy G1 broke loose today and is now on the beach near Saltair. We will not be able to retrieve it until sometime tomorrow. It will probably be mid week before this buoy is back in place. Thank you GSL Harbormaster

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Storm Warning for GSL Area
by gslharbormaster 17 Aug '07

17 Aug '07

Slip Renters and GSL Marina Users This is an update to inform you we still have a STORM WARNING issued for the Great Salt Lake Marina Area. We are experienceing occasional thunderheads with strong downdrafts. Some of these thunderheads have produced seviere weather on the Great Salt Lake. So far we have only seen 40 knot gusts in the marina with some of these storms. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN THE MARINA. This monsoonal weather will continue tonight and into tomorrow. This brings the potential of strong thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail, and strong downdrafts. The current forecast is for isolated storms tomorrow morning with a greater potential as the day progresses. NOAA is only forecasting a 30% chance of showers tomorrow. But be advised that strong downdrafts could effect the marina area without the showers. If you are sailing tomorrow, keep a watch over the Oquirrh Mountains, Tooele Valley Area, and Stansbury Island and Mountain range for building thunderheads. Listen to NOAA weather for warnings of seviere thunderstorms. Thank you GSL Harbormaster

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Marina mouth rocks
by gslharbormaster 12 Aug '07

12 Aug '07

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users I want to thank all the volunteers who showed up yesterday to help with silt and rock removal from the marina mouth. We were quite successful cleaning up rocks and silt. But there is much to be done. Because of the wind and waves, we will be cancelling our efforts today. But we would like to try again next Saturday around noon. The rocks that are in the mouth of the marina are from the old county breakwater. Some of these rocks were big. We were able to remove many of them four years ago. And we were able to remove the three big rocks in the center of the mouth yesterday. These rocks had quite a bit of bottom paint on them so we know we pulled some problematic rocks. Yet there are numerous smaller rocks. If we can get a volunteer work crew together on two more dates we could remove these rocks so that we can widen the navigatable area of the marina mouth. If you are interested in helping please let me know. In the meantime, we have placed an orange buoy right on top of these rocks. This bouy is almost dead center just outside the mouth. Keep this buoy to your port side as you leave the marina. keep the other three buoys near the east breakwater to your starboard as you leave the marina. The mouth of the marina has a depth of about 5' to 5.5' at the center of the mouth with a water depth of 4195.9 DO NOT USE THE REEF CHANNEL BUOYS ANYMORE. If you choose to leave the marina, use the deep water buoys. We are expecting gusty winds from the SE and SW for the remainder of the day. These gusts will exceed 30 knots and we could even see gusts over 50 knots in the marina today (Sunday, August 12) Thank You GSL Harbormaster

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Marina Mouth Work Crew
by gslharbormaster 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

GSl Slip Renters and Marina Users. For those who volunteered this weekend, Thank you very much. It looks like we have enough to at least make up a minimal crew. The plan is to work both Saturday and Sunday for those who can make it. We will start around noon on both days. For those who have not contacted me yet and would like to help out, we can still use you. Contact me by phone or this email. Thanks GSL Harbormaster

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