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Dirty Jobs
by Dezi Hemingway 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Hi Dave, I was watching Dirty Jobs on tv and Mike Rowe was soliciting ideas for the show. Do you think that doing a show on harvesting brine shrimp harvesting would be up his alley? If you have conversations with the biologists and shrimpers, and, if you feel inclined, run the idea by them and see if they think they would like to have Mike Rowe and his Dirty Jobs crew do a show on them. I think it would be a good one! Dezi Hemingway dhemingway(a)slco.org

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Re: [GSL-Marina] Dirty Jobs
by doug.koci＠sungard.com 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Of course, brine shrimping is an actual job, whereas cleaning spiders off of boat decks is just a pastime, so it might not qualify. ________________________________ From: Dezi Hemingway [mailto:DHemingway@slco.org] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:58 PM To: Koci, Doug Subject: RE: [GSL-Marina] Dirty Jobs Spiders would be awesome! ________________________________ From: doug.koci(a)sungard.com [mailto:doug.koci@sungard.com] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:33 PM To: Dezi Hemingway; gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [GSL-Marina] Dirty Jobs How about cleaning spiders off of boat decks?!?! ________________________________ From: gsl-marina-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:gsl-marina-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dezi Hemingway Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:21 PM To: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [GSL-Marina] Dirty Jobs Hi Dave, I was watching Dirty Jobs on tv and Mike Rowe was soliciting ideas for the show. Do you think that doing a show on harvesting brine shrimp harvesting would be up his alley? If you have conversations with the biologists and shrimpers, and, if you feel inclined, run the idea by them and see if they think they would like to have Mike Rowe and his Dirty Jobs crew do a show on them. I think it would be a good one! Dezi Hemingway dhemingway(a)slco.org

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Weather Warning Storm Warning issued for the Great Salt Lake and the Great Salt Lake Marina area. There are several cells developing out in the West Desert and Tooele Valley. These cells can produce dry lightning and severe and irradic mocrobursts. These cells are forecast to develop through the afternoon and evening. Dangerous wind, sea and lightning are possible through the rest of the day. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Reef Report
by gslharbormaster 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Rescue One is being pulled today for it's yearly maintenance. The boat will be out of the water until the end of July. What does this mean for the marina community? Not much unless you are one of those that like cruising the reef grounds. Rescue Four, although a fantastic boat, does not have the horsepower that Rescue One has. Because of this, when we start pulling a boat grounded on the reef, Rescue Four's stern sinks dramatically putting the props at risk. And we have bent the tow bar before pulling boats off the reef. So, please, if we can refrain from cruising the reef grounds during July, it would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and Rescue Four is not an enclosed cabin and since I don't like to get rained on, don't get in trouble on the water while it's raining. Oh, and although Rescue Four, does ok in the waves, Taz tends to get airborne off the seat when we hop those big waves, so don't get in trouble on the water when the waves are up. So, for those that want "Vessel Assistance" during July, do it in calm, deep water on a warm sunny day. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Marina News 06-25-08
by gslharbormaster 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Marina News June 25, 2008 Great Salt Lake Marina Current Conditions Lake Level 4195.8 Lake Level Trend Dropping Water Temperature 78 Degrees Hypothermia Index Exhaustion 3-12 hrs/ Death 12 hours to indefinite Current Flows Bear, Weber/Ogden -> Low /// Jordan & Goggins -> Moderate Snowpack 34% Weather Pattern With the current high temperatures, we are now entering a monsoonal flow. This is characterized by hot weather with the potential of strong afternoon and evening thunderstorms. These thunderstorms typically build in the west desert and then cross into the Great Salt Lake from Tooele Valley, Stanstury Mountains or Stansbury Island. The Tooele Valley storms are particularly dangerous since you do not see them until they pop over the Oquirrh's and are on top of you. These storms can bring strong microbursts, dangerous lightning and brief heavy rain. Listen to NOAA Weather Radio, or other weather sources for weather updates and warnings. Keep a good watch towards the Tooele Valley, Stansbury Mountains and Stansbury Island for building, dark clouds. Keep Gates Locked It seems we are still having a problem keeping the gates locked at the top of the ramps. I know that 'I' and 'J' gates are particularly tough because they open downhill onto the ramps. And I know that there are those that just choose not to lock the gates. Yet there are those on the docks that pay for, and expect a secured, locked dock. All the docks, from 'B' to 'K' are considered "Secured". Even if you do not care if the gate is open or closed, there are others on your dock that do mind. PLEASE, PLEASE, keep your gate closed and secured! We have made it a policy not to rent 'L' dock to anyone except very short term transients or "Boat Jail". This dock is not secured. But, If you do not want to hassle closing and locking the gate and want a non-secured slip, we will make an exception. 'K' dock, 'I' Dock, 'E' dock, please help us out here! We have people on these docks that are not happy with them constantly being open! They pay for secured slips and deserve it. If you need more keys, come see us at the marina office. We will be happy to provide more keys. Please do not keep the gates blocked open with rocks or other objects. It damages the gates. In the meantime, we are working on a quck fix for 'I' and 'J' that may make the gates easier to close. We have also applied for money to redesign both these docks with sidewalks and fencing/gates at the top of the parking lot similar to 'K' and the north half of the marina. Ok, Lecture over. Now on to more bad news. Lake Level We are now dropping. We started the drop on Monday. Bear River, Weber River and Ogden River are no longer contributing meaningful water to the lake. Jordan and Goggins are flowing strong but are not able to keep up with evaporation. Evaporation will be significant for at least the next few weeks as the temperatures climb to nearly 100 degrees. Get your sailing in now. If temperatures do not keep moderate this summer we will have boats trapped in the marina this fall. It is possible we could see a level of 4193.9. This will put levels in the mouth of the marina between 4' to 5'. Levels near the launch ramp and on the N of 'B' dock will likely be very shallow. For this reason we are implementing our "Shallow Water Plan" which means we will not be renting anymore 30' slips so that we may accomodate moving boats off the north side of 'B' dock and into alternative slips by fall if necessay. The good news about all this is that as the water goes down this year, we will all be able to find our outboard moters, cell phones, marine band radios, discarded beer cans, handheld vhf radios, umbrellas, grills, sunglasses, keys, Park Ranger Badges and any other objects lost overboard in the marina over the past several years. Hawaiian Canoe Club Our newest user group was out last weekend and had an awesome 'Blessing of the Fleet' and breakfast banquet. The boats are cool and are located in our unsecured storage. This group is very friendly and should be a great addition to the marina. And, of course, they are just laughing about my "Lake Level" prediction. They will still be boating and enjoying their craft long after our boats are leaning over in their slips with the keels stuck on lake stink mud. The name of this new group is Hui Paoa Kalani Outrigger Canoe Club. More information can be found at www.hawaiianculturalcenter.org/waa.html Great Salt Lake Row hosts the Utah Summer Games Last Saturday Great Salt Lake Row hosted the Utah Summer Games. It appears they had good participation and a good crowd of spectators. I have not heard how this event ended up for them but we hope they had a successfull event. More information on Great Salt Lake Row and their events can be found at www.gslr.org Antelope Island Marina Update Well, we know the water is not coming up anymore. This means that Antelope Island Marina is not going to be much of a cruise destination this year. Only the shallowest draft boats will be able to utilize this marina. Only the last ten slips on the very first dock are useable. all the others are too shallow. Don't let this deter your longer destination cruises this year though. There are several great destination cruises on the lake. Some of the shorter ones are Indian Bay and Picture Rock on Antelope Island. And then there is Sandy Beach Bay and Crystal Bay on Stansbury Island. Reef Report Yep, the reef is still there. Yep, It still goes from Black Rock to the south tip of Antelope Island. No, It doesn't appear that it will be going away anytime soon (I personally think it is here to stay). I want to thank this weeks group of volunteers that were willing to confirm the existence of the reef by grounding their boats on it. Fourth of July Fourth of July is a week from this Friday. Although there are no planned activities at the marina it is worth coming out. Several communities along the Wasatch Front and Tooele Valley have fireworks shows. Anchoring a couple miles north of the marina is a great place to see almost every fireworks show from Ogden to South Salt Lake to Magan To Tooele to Grantsville. One of my favorite summer activities is to anchor out, barbecue and watch all the shows. Most fireworks begin around 10:00pm and really get going by 10:30pm Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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White Rock Cruise Forecast
by gslharbormaster 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

/) /) /) White Rock Cruise Weather Forecast /) /) /) According to the Harbormaster's Foggy and Cracked Crystal Ball Today Sunny Hi 81°F Tonight Mostly Clear Lo 65°F Saturday Sunny Hi 85°F Saturday Night Mostly Clear Lo 68°F Sunday Mostly Sunny Hi 80°F Sunday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 65°F Current Conditions Lake Level 4195.9 Lake Level Trend Steady Water Temperature 79 degrees Hypothermia Index Exhaustion: 3-12 hours / Death 12 - Indefinite Current Flows Bear, Weber/Ogden -> Low / Jordan, Goggins -> Moderate Snowpack 68% Sunset 9:03pm Moonrise 10:18pm Moon Stage Full and Waning North Antelope Island Forecast High pressure will dominate Friday and Saturday bringing very warm and above average temperatures. Winds will likely be very light north to calm. Weber Canyon drainage winds will likely be a player on the north end of Antelope Island Saturday night and into morning bringing moderate east winds. Seas on the lake will generally be mild to calm except when the Weber Canyon drainage winds are flowing in the evening and early morning. Waves on the lake Saturday night and early Sunday morning will likely be moderate easterly swells (White Rock Bay will offer protection from these swells). Sunday may bring another scenario with moderate, mid 80's temperatures and a possibility of a nice northerly wind flow by afternoon for a trip back to the marina. (this is only a guess from the most recent charts. We will update Sunday's forecast on Saturday morning). The Jordan river current is running moderate. Great Salt Lake Marina Forecast The Great Salt Lake Marina is another story. Temperatures will be above average. Skies will be clear. Winds will be light to calm with a chance of thermals in the late evening and early mornings. Possible light northerly flow on Sunday. The Goggins Drainage Current is running moderate to strong. Water temperatures will continue to climb and will likely be in the low 80's by Saturday mid day. Great Salt Lake Marina and Antelope Island Marina will monitor VHF channel 16. Please remember that this channel is for emergency and hailing use only. Once making contact with another party please move to a working channel like 68 or 69. White Rock Bay is one of the better anchorages on the lake but remember that White Rock itself is a rookery and is off-limits. Water is very clear right now. Have fun Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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I-215 road closure today
by gslharbormaster 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Road Closure Today - Find another route to the marina GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users If you use west side I-215 northbound to get to the Great Salt Lake Marina and are planning on coming out to the marina tonight you will need to find another route. North bound I-215 on the west side has been closed due to road damage from the fatal accident this afternoon. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Marina News June 18
by gslharbormaster 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Marina News Great Salt Lake Marina June 18, 2008 Current Conditions Lake Level 4195.9 Trend Steady Water Temperature 78 degrees Current Flows Low to Moderate GSL Snowpack 106% SAILFEST 2008 Sail fest was incredible. Kudo's to Christie Simpson, her volunteers, sponsors, and contributors! And thanks to everyone who helped our parking situation. By Saturday afternoon we only had a couple parking stalls left. Almost all the gravel overflow was taken up with camping vehicles. With all of that, we only had two vehicles that created a traffic flow problem and that was worked out by midday Saturday. We had significantly more vehicles and campers this year yet had much less traffic flow problems than last year. Fire Restrictions: Antelope Island State Park Due to dry conditions, Antelope Island State Park managers have implemented a fire restriction beginning Friday, June 20 until further notice. Only charcoal fires in designated fire pits and gas grills are allowed. No open wood fires allowed. Water Level Prediction and Current Status Unfortunately it looks like my Water Assessment prediction was correct. The Bear River has stopped flowing into Great Salt Lake with any significant water. So has the the Ogden and Weber Rivers. The snowpack for those three rivers has also dropped significantly below normal. The only hope is the Jordan/Provo flow. This river is still flowing into the lake and the snowpack for this area is still well above normal. Yet this river system only contributes 10% of the water for Great Salt Lake. Our hope is that scenario number one (in my prior Water Assessment report) will play out. That is that the temperatures will stay moderate causing little evaporation and that the rivers continue to contribute water to keep the lake level stable as long as possible. Otherwise we could see lake levels lower than they have been since the 1960's. The current charts show that the Bear River peaked at 1910cfs (average is 1610) on May 21st. Weber/Ogden peaked below normal on May 20th. Jordan/Provo may not have peaked yet but the flow on May 21st was well above normal. What this all means is the lake peaked on March 31st at 4196.1 and has now stabilized at 4195.85. The latest we have ever maintained a level before dropping was June 22nd. That is next week. Hopefully we can stretch that out. Spider Spraying Well, the "Lotion Spiders" are now out in force. We will continue to keep active with the spider spraying. This could even mean evening spraying to keep them knocked down. You can make a difference too. Spraying underneath your slips with a hose will knock the spider egg sacks in the water. Raid Ant and Roack (Green Can) killer works well on these Orb Weavers. Brine Flies They have hatched. Remember that, although they are nuisances, they are completely harmless. They do not carry diseases and are partly responsible why Great Salt Lake is the cleanest water in the state of Utah. Mosquito's and West Nile VIrus Yes, the mosquito's have hatched too. West Nile Virus has already shown up in some dead birds in Utah. Human cases usually do not show up until late summer or early fall. Although West Nile Virus is now established in Utah, an important thing to remember is that less than 1% of people who become infected with the virus will develop severe illness. Most people who get infectded do not develop any disease at all. Of those who do develope severe symptoms the fatality rate is from 3% to 15% and are highest among the elderly. Dogs and cats seem to not develop any symptons. We have two common types of mosquito's here at the GSL marina. The mosquito seen up by the restrooms and near the common lawn is brown in color and will bite at any time of the day. This mosquito does not appear to carry the disease. The other common mosquito is darker in color (dark grey) and appears on large swarms near sunset and sunrise. This mosquito is a potential carrier of West Nile Virus: Ways to prevent mosquito bites: 1. Stay indoors during sunset and sunrise 2. wear long, dark clothing (I don't know why this works but it does) 3. Use a repellant carrying deet. Avoiding the Reef. Boy, that reef over by the old Saltair site and running up to the south tip of Antelope Island sure has been a popular cruising destination this spring. Surprisingly even some very experienced sailors have tried their skills at running aground on this reef. For those that want do avoid this popular grounding area, here are three secrets. 1st, Draw a line from the Marina mouth to the tallest peak (Frary Peak) on Antelope Island. Stay west of that, 2nd. Never venture east of 112d 11m on your GPS. 3rd, Don't leave the marina. For those that still want to cruise over the reef, be patient. We will come and pull you off after we can't find anything else to do. Summer Solstice Summer is nearly upon us. It officially starts this Friday at 5:59pm mdt. White Rock Cruise hosted by the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club For those interested from the Great Salt Lake Marina or the Antelope Island Marina, here is the information that Rock Simpson provided about the cruise this weekend: "Ahoy cruisers, hopefully you've got the White Rock Cruse circled on your calendar. It's this Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd. I know the GSLYC website indecates the skippers meeting is at 10am, but I just can't wait to get started so I'm changing the skippers meeting to 9am. The water's warming up and we'll have temperatures in the 90's so floating in the brine should be great. Bring some of your favorite nibbles to share at the raft up, and I'll see you this weekend. Should you have any questions call me (Rock Simpson) at 258-1238" Upcoming Events June is going to be a very busy month of activities and oportunities for our marina users. Here is the list of upcoming events Tonight: Wednesday night race #5 hosted by GSLYC June 20: Junior Sailing Night hosted by GSLYC June 20: Concert at Saltair (This could clog traffic along SR 202 and I-80 making it difficult to get to the marina) June 21st: Hawaiian Canoe Club Blessing of the Boats at Sunrise June 21st: Utah Summer Games hosted by GSLR June 21st: White Rock Cruise hosted by GSLYC (see notice above) June 21st: Private event retirement party at the marina pavillion (pavillion will not be available in the afternoon for any other event) June 22nd: White Rock Cruise returns to GSL Marina June 25th: Wednesday Night Race #6 hosted by GSLYC June 27th: Junior Sailing Night hosted by GSLYC June 28th Mystery Cola Cup hosted by the GSLYC June 28th Wine (Whine) and Cheese Social hosted by the GSLYC July 2nd Wednesday Night Race #7 hosted by GSLYC July 4th Independence Day (cruising on the lake is a great way to watch several fireworks shows throughout Davis, Tooele and Salt Lake County July 5th Movie Night hosted by the GSLYC July 9th Wednesday Night Race #8 hosted by the GSLYC July 12th Partner's Cup hosted by the GSLYC July 12th Luau Social hosted by the GSLYC July 16th Wednesday Night Race #9 hosted by the GSLYC July 16t Concert at Saltair (this could clog traffic along SR 202 and I-80 making it difficult to get to the marina) July 19th Summer Regatta #1 hosted by the GSLYC July 19th Concert at Saltair (this could clog traffic along SR 202 and I-80 making it difficult to get to the marina) July 20th Summer Regatta #1 hosted by the GSLYC July 21st Concert at Saltair (this could clog traffic along SR 202 and I-80 making it difficult to get to the marina) July 23rd Special Wednesday Night Race hosted by the GSLYC July 30th Wednesday Night Race #10 hosted by the GSLYC Aug 23rd-24th Camp-Around-The-Lake Road Tour (more information to follow) More Information on Clubs and Organizations using the Great Salt Lake Marina Great Salt Lake Rowing www.gslr.org Great Salt Lake Yacht Club www.gslyc.org Utah Crew / Waterford www.utahcrew.org Hawaiiian Canoe Club Information to follow Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Water to 'K' & Sculler Dock
by gslharbormaster 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Water is back on to 'K' dock and the Sculler Dock Thanks Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Children's activities for Sail Fest 2008
by Suzan Chaffin 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Attached is the children's activity schedule for Sail Fest 2008. It is a good idea to bring a t-shirt for any child who will be painting. Suzan Chaffin 435-731-1261 _________________________________________________________________ It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live™ Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow

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