January 2008 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Water in Marina
by gslharbormaster 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users There is no fresh water anywhere in the marina at this time. While repairing the sewer line the workers hit a main water line. Water had to be shut down at lakepoint. There is no word at this point when we can expect running water. I will let you know when I hear any updates. In the mean time, there are porta potties in the parking lot. These porta potties are equipped with hand sanitizers. Sorry for the inconvenience. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina

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Storm Damage Correction
by gslharbormaster 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters. CORRECTON ON STORM DAMAGE. LeRoy Schults (Josh Church), I identified the wrong boat. the dismasted boat belongs to James Dean (same kind of boat - different slip). TO REPEAT: LeRoy Schults, your boat is fine. James Dean - your boat has been dismasted. Sorry for the incorrect report. Must be the frozen brain. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina

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Storm Damage
by gslharbormaster 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters Damage was very light from the gale force winds today. But there is one dismasting. LeRoy Schultz (Josh Church) "Gracious" has become dismasted and the mast is partially resting on Ed Kent's MacGreggor 26 bow pulpit (Ed, It does not appear your boat received any damage). All other boats seem to be doing ok. It is VERY cold out here. That wind off the lake is very brutal. Wind chill at the marina has hit -2.1 degrees. Ice should be prevalent in the marina by Thursday. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users We have issued a Gale Warning for the Great Salt Lake and the Great Salt Lake Marina Area. Strong winds may develop over the Great Salt Lake this morning and afternoon associated with the approaching storm front and a following cold front. Temperatures will drop significantly with the passing of the cold front. Winds should subside sometime this evening. Large waves are possible as this front approaches. Conditions on the lake may be quite rough. Have you thought about what shape your dock lines are in? Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina

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Marina Restrooms
by gslharbormaster 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Repairs are being done to the marina sewage system. Due to this we will need to close down the restrooms starting this Wednesday for about a week. Porta-potties will be on site during this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience but hopefully this will solve some of the long term issues we have had out here. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Storm Damage
by gslharbormaster 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. There is significant damage to private property out here. After reviewing both weather sources in the marina it appears our top gust was about 95knots. Before I begin listing damage I would just like to say DOCK LINES! DOCK LINES! DOCK LINES! 1. "Teralani" (Harwoods) Your jib cover has been shredded and is now tangled in your rigging, mast head and in the rigging of "Miss Behaving III" 2. "Lu Lu" (Brown) Your cover is shredded and partially in the water. 3. "Salty Dog" (Spencer) your mainsail is out of the cover. 4. "Extravigant" all your DOCK LINES have broken and your boat is now jammed between the breakwater near the parking lot and the first slip on C dock. The gallows hold your boom up has broken. Your boom is now partially in the water. 5. Any boat on the south side of B dock or the north side of C dock will want to check their transoms for damage due to a boat that broke away from its slip and drifted down the channel between these two docks. 6. "Trilobite" (Crawford) your cover is shredded and in the water. Mast is nearly in the water 7. "Wanabe" (Ward) your cover is shredded and in the water. 8. Ron Lee. Your forward hatch has been busted out. You are now taking rain and snow into your bow. 9. "Petulant Patte" (Hinkley) broken DOCK LINE 10. Jarod Willis. Shredded main sail and cover. 11. "Eventually" (Roberts) broken DOCK LINE 12. "Dawn Treader" (Larson) Solar panel partially in the water. 13. Anne Roberts - I know you are out of town and I just want to let you know your boat appears to be just fine 14. Harold James Kittel - I know you are out of town and I just want to let you know your boat appears to be just fine. 15. There are several power cords that are in the water. due to marina policy and safety issues these cords will be disconnected by tonight. 16. "Heron" (Remington) your boat is fine but your christmas tree did not survive. 17. Chris Julian - your genoa is shredded. Much of your standing rigging is unattached. Your boat is about to be dismasted very soon. Boats around you are at risk to damage. 18. Bill Bauer - you have a broken DOCK LINE 19. "Irish Lady" you have a broken DOCK LINE 20. K dock - Only dock with no damage reported other than Rob Peterson - your kayak is in the water (I will try to secure it when I can get to it). 21. Utah Crew/Waterford - Both your motor boats are full of water. Your green boat is in jeopardy of sinking at the bow soon. 22. "Lindsey" (Smith) - you have a brokein DOCK LINE 23. "French Roast" (Moss) main sail cover is off. 24. Sue Chaffin (in Secured Dry Storage) your boat is fine but your cover has come loose. 25. Eric Irvine - Mast has blown off the stands 26. Pat Raymond - Mast has blown of the stands 27. "Mistral" (Garcia) your boat has twisted nearly hitting the Ericson 32. It has pushed another trailer into Visina's trailer. It is now partially on top of the other trailer (no serious damage seen though but it is a serious risk to the next wind event). 28. Gabrial Benevides - your motorboat blew over backwards and is now upside down on the ground. Your trailer is on its side. Just because your boat is not listed here does not mean you have no damage. As I stated earlier I would recommend that if you are south on B or north on C, check your transom for damage due to the boat that broke loose. This is the damage I observed though. Just one more time I would like to stress DOCK LINES! DOCK LINES! DOCK LINES!

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Marina Damage
by gslharbormaster 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users We seemed to have dodged the bullet (well . . . more like it grazed us, causing a flesh would). The maximum gust at the marina was 66mph. Well below what we were expecting. But we do have some damage to a few boats. We will be walking the docks shortly to give a full assessment. The sun is about to break out here at the marina though. It is nice and clear to the west. We received a fair amount of rain this morning followed by two inches of wet, heavy snow, followed by more rain. There is a good chance the marina will be an ice sheet later this afternoon or evening. Please use caution if you decide to venture out and check on your boats. We will report a full assessment of damages by 10am. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Max Wind at 6pm
by gslharbormaster 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Maximum gust so far has been 55mph at around 6pm. No observed damage at marina.

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Autopays
by gslharbormaster 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters Due to the approaching storm, we may not be able to process autopays tomorrow. We will attempt to process them but if we loose power, it could take us until Monday, the 7th of January. I hope this does not cause an inconvenience. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Wind gusts have just started here. Gusts are just hitting 40mph but the pressure is quite low and dropping. This is a significant low pressure coming in. Ridge top winds in the Sierra Nevada mountains have been hitting 150 to 200mph according to reports. Now I don't want to worry anyone but just a little reminder that our most violent storms in the last six years have always been in January or February. These violent storms have all exceeded 100mph wind gusts. Three years ago, on January 8th, the max wind gust at the marian was 214mph. Gangways were ripped from their mounts and flown across the parking lot. K dock was shattered. Catamarans were tipped over on L dock. I expect this storm to have gusts in excess of 80mph and very possibly break 100mph. Hurricane Force Warning continues until 10:00am tomorrow for the Great Salt Lake Marina area. Storm Warning continues for the Great Salt Lake until Sunday morning. I will keep you posted as electrical power allows. thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina

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