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

Sail Fest Forecast (Updated)
by gslharbormaster 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Sail Fest 2008 Weather Forecast Wednesday 6/11 David L. Davis Founders Cup Clouds giving way to some sun and colder High 60 ° F / RealFeel[TM] 59 ° F , RF Shade 53 ° F . Max. UV 7 . Wednesday 6/11 Night Mainly clear and chilly Low 43 ° F / RealFeel[TM] 40 ° F . Thursday 6/12 No Activities This Day Partly sunny High 65 ° F / RF 68 ° F , RF Shade 61 ° F . Low 45 ° F / RF 44 ° F . Max. UV 6 . Friday 6/13 Opening Ceremonies, Barbecue Plenty of sunshine High 75 ° F / RF 78 ° F , RF Shade 71 ° F . Low 51 ° F / RF 45 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Saturday 6/14 Full Day of Activities including Cardboard Boat Race, Breakfast, Kids Activities, Barbecue, Zion Tribe Band, Bon Fire Nice with a full day of sunshine High 83 ° F / RF 83 ° F , RF Shade 80 ° F . Low 54 ° F / RF 50 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Sunday 6/15 |Full Day of Activities Including Breakfast, Utah Cup and Hot Dog Barbecue Abundant sunshine High 86 ° F / RF 83 ° F , RF Shade 81 ° F . Low 56 ° F / RF 52 ° F . Max. UV 8 Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Weather Update
by gslharbormaster 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Weather Update GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. We have just had a report from Promontory Point of at least six funnel cloud sightings. None of these funnel clouds made contact with the ground. This is associated with the approaching front. Current charts don't appear to show the Great Salt Lake marina in any unusual threat at this time but I did want to pass this information on. What affects Promontory does not always affect the Marina. We do have large waves now and there is substantial wind up the lake. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Weather Warning for the Great Salt Lake A Gale Force Warning has been issued for the Great Salt Lake NW winds are already hitting Hat Island and will work down the lake this morning. Winds are expected to stay strong through the day before softening late evening. Winds will approach or exceed 30 mph with strong NW seas 4 to 6 feet likely. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Marina News for June 9
by gslharbormaster 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Marina News - June 9th 2008 Great Salt Lake Marina Current Conditions Lake Level 4195.9 Lake Level Trend Steady Water Temperature 68 degrees Hypothermia Index Exhaustion 2 to 7 hours / Death 2 to 40 hours Current Flows Low to moderate Snowpack 123% The Reef Just another reminder about the reef outside the marina. Yes, it is still there. Yes, there are still those that want to prove it is there. In the last six weeks we have had several groundings resulting in serious damage to three boats. Do not attempt to use the Reef Channel Buoys. Use the Deep Channel buoys. If you have a question about the reef, where it is at, what it is, please come into the marina office. There are different types of reefs in the Great Salt Lake. All these reefs are called Tufa but some are not true Tufa. Tufa Reefs are composed of Calcium Carbonate. The other type is formed from bacterial activity in the lake. Both are continually growing. Neither are fun to hit. They are like hitting pumas rock. The Tufa Reef most encountered on the Great Salt Lake is Mushroom Tufa that can grow two to thee feet from the sandy bottom. Oh, and yes, the reef does extend out almost all the way to Antelope Island. Successfull Events It was certainly a busy weekend at the marina. Both Great Salt Lake Rowing and Great Salt Lake Yacht Club held events this weekend and it appears both were very successful. We have many more very busy weekends coming up full of oportunities for the marina users. Sail Fest 2008 Another Sail Fest is upon us. If last years Sailfest, along with all the other events this year are any indication, Sailfest will be very busy. Weather is looking great so come on out and enjoy the festivities. Remember, this event is open to all regardless of affiliation. This year the theme is Caribbean Island Time. "Throw away your watches, relax and join us for some Caribbean Island Time". Wednesday, June 11th: D. L. Davis Founder's Cup Race at 6:00pm Friday, June 13th: Opening Ceremonies and Jerk Pork Barbecue at 6:30pm Saturday, June 14th: Breakfast provided by Utah State Parks (Great Salt Lake State Marina) and cooked by team Nine & Change, Children's activities, Cardboard Boat Race, Free Sails, Caribbean Barbecue, Bonefire and Flare Launching (see note below) Utah's own Zion Tribe band will play live at 8:00pm Sunday, June 15th: Breakfast provided by Utah State Parks (Great Salt Lake State Marina) and cooked by team Nine & Change, Utah Cup Offshore Race, Hot Dog Barbecue and Closing Ceremonies. If you have never been to Sail Fest, you don't know what you are missing. Besides some good food and good friends, many of the events are downright fun and very entertaining. If you do not plan to enter the cardboard boat race, at least come out and watch it. It is hilarious and a huge crowd pleaser. Flare Launching: If you have expired flares, this is your chance to expose of them in a legal manner. Bring them out Saturday night and launch them with us. For more information on Sail Fest 2008 go to www.gslyc.org Please keep in mind that it will be very busy during this event. Parking will be very tight. Please utilize actual parking stalls. Please park trailers in the gravel Bus Parking area in the north parking lot. If you do not have to have your dog out here this week please leave them home or keep them from the main gathering area up at the patio and restrooms. There are so many people at this event that even dogs on leashes can be a tripping hazard. Dog fights are also a common issue. Abandoned trailers We have a vew trailers sitting over on the gravel in the north parking lot. This area is for bus parking or day trailer parking. These trailers are now considered abandoned and will be hauled away before the weekend before sailfest. If you own one of these trailers you may want to retrieve it before Thursday morning. Boat Registration It looks like most boat owners have proper registrations on their boat. The rangers have postponed their "Dock Walk" until late next week. Limited Access to the Marina, June 9th (Today) Rocky Mountain Power will be working on installing a power line over our frontage road today. This will create access problems to the marina. Their plan is to have only one lane of traffic open and alternate traffic flow. Traffic usually isn't too congested on Monday's but be aware of this situation Thank you Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Sail Fest Weather Forecast
by gslharbormaster 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Sail Fest Weather Forecast Wednesday 6/11 Get Details | Go Hourly | AccuPOPT Cooler with a blend of sunshine and clouds High 66 ° F / RF 66 ° F , RF Shade 60 ° F . Low 45 ° F / RF 39 ° F . Max. UV 6 . Thursday 6/12 Get Details | Go Hourly | AccuPOPT Sunny to partly cloudy High 68 ° F / RF 70 ° F , RF Shade 64 ° F . Low 49 ° F / RF 47 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Friday 6/13 Get Details | Go Hourly | Plenty of sunshine High 74 ° F / RF 76 ° F , RF Shade 71 ° F . Low 55 ° F / RF 52 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Saturday 6/14 Get Details | Go Hourly | Mostly sunny High 84 ° F / RF 82 ° F , RF Shade 79 ° F . Low 57 ° F / RF 57 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Sunday 6/15 Get Details | Go Hourly | Mostly sunny High 85 ° F / RF 85 ° F , RF Shade 80 ° F . Low 60 ° F / RF 55 ° F . Max. UV 8 . Sail Fest 2008 is almost here and the weather looks fantastic. Hope to see you all at the Lake this weekend. Remember, Sail Fest 2008 is open to everyone regardless of club affiliations. For more information go to www.gslyc.org Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Summer Movie Night - this Saturday June 7th - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
by Suzan Chaffin 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Based on the most recent weather forecast it looks like rain all day tomorrow. The evening appears to improve slightly, but the lawn will still be wet. Hopefully we can reschedule for a different weekend. Suzan Chaffin 435-731-1261 From: suzan_chaffin(a)hotmail.comTo: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com; utah-sailing(a)mailman.xmission.com; david.anderson(a)gt.comSubject: Summer Movie Night - this Saturday June 7th!!!Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:39:43 +0000 Summer Movie Night Captain Ron Saturday June 7, 2008 @ 8:30 pm Bring your blankets to the south lawn Popcorn provided, BYOB Call Suzan with any question - 435-731-1261 Change the world with e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh…

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Marina News Update and Corrections
by gslharbormaster 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Marina News Update & Corrections Great Salt Lake Marina Weather Forecast The weather forecast for tonight is still the same. Thunderstorms, lightning, strong gusty winds (at times), and moderate to heavy seas possible (at times) The weather forecast for this weekend is still too hard to peg. Current charts are split between warm, sunshine and wind, to cloudy, cool and light wind. Corrections Great Salt Lake Row is hosting "Learn To Row" this Saturday, not next Saturday. They want to invite all to attend this event regardless of membership in GSLR The event is this Saturday at 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Great Salt Lake Marina. They have invited all marina users to attend this event. GSLR has provided the following information regarding "Learn To Row" Background * Always wanted to learn about rowing? * Always wanted to try rowing? * Always wanted to learn more about the Great Salt Lake? Great Salt Lake Rowing (GSLR), your Salt Lake City-area sponsor, US Rowing, and Concept2 announce National Learn to Row Day - a free public event intended to give participants a "Taste of Rowning"! Some of the events scheduled include: * Hands-on ergometer lessons * On-the-water rowning experience with experience available on the Great Salt Lake * GSLR member discussions on training * Membership information Participants should plan to wear suitable recreation / sports clothing and bring lots of water! For additional information on National Learn To Row Day and rowing in the Salt Lake City area check out their website at http://www.gslr.org Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Weather Warning
by gslharbormaster 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Storm Warning A Storm Warning has been issued for the whole Great Salt Lake area due to the possibility of gusty winds near thunderstorms, possibility of heavy seas at times and the possibility of lightning today. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Marina News
by gslharbormaster 03 Jun '08

03 Jun '08

Marina News June 3, 2008 Great Salt Lake Marina Current Conditions Lake Level 4196.0 Trend Steady Currents Most currents are running low to moderate Water Temp: 75 degrees Weather Predictions for Wednesday and Weekend Activities (Based on current charts reported 6-2-08) Wednesday Cloudy, Stormy at times with showers, thunderstorms and lightning possible. Blustery NW winds with moderate to heavy seas. NW winds begin to build around 5pm and peak around 3am on thursday. Small Craft Advisory is likely. Storm Warning is possible. Temperatures well below normal. Saturday Partly sunny with highs around 75 degrees. Lows around 51 degrees. Moderate N winds 14 to 24 and moderate seas around 2 to 4 feet. Sunday Partly sunny with near normal temperatures. Moderate to strong north winds gusting to 30 during the day and building to 40mph gusts by evening. Moderate to heavy north seas are likely. Lake Level Assessment All three rivers are expected to have increased flow for the next few days before declining flows return around June 9th. This may help to give the lake a slight bump in lake level but is not expected to bring any significant rise for the next week. Still too early to tell what the eventual lake level will be. Brine Shrimp Brine Shrimp have finally had a very healthy hatch and the water visibility is very good now. Brine Flies The Brine Flies have also begun a limited hatch. The good news, though, is that the no-see-ums seem to be gone. Spider Hatch The spiders have also begun to hatch. Raid Ant & Roach Killer (Raid in a green can) works very well on them. Frontage Road - Limited Access - June 9th Rocky Mountain Power will be running a power line accross our frontage road between Saltair and the Marina on Monday, June 9th. In order to do this they will need to limit access to-and-from the marina that day. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at a time. If you do not need to come to the marina that day then avoid the headache. Upcoming Events This weekend is a very busy one for the marina. Several activities are planned by different groups. Parking could be tight. Please try to utilize proper parking spaces so we may accomodate everyone. Next week will even be busier with Sailfest. June 4th GSLYC Wednesday Night Race #4 June 6th Paddle Fest 2008 hosted by Great Salt Lake Rowing Solo Endurance Cup hosted by GSLYC Women's Sailing Clinic hosted by GSLYC Movie Night (Captain Ron) hosted by GSLYC June 7th Women's Sailing Clinic hosted by GSLYC June 9th Road Construction on the marina frontage road (limited access to and from marina) June 11th OSI SAR Pre-plan meeting Sail Fest 2008 begins with the David L. Davis founders cup race. June 13th Sail Fest continues June 14th Sail Fest continues Learn to Row day hosted by GSLYC Sailfest Sail Fest begins next week. This is always a very great event and worth attending. It also brings a few challenges. The parking lot will be very tight. Please utilize proper parking stalls. Try not to overhang into the driving area of the parking lot. If you are bringing motor homes please try to utilize the gravel trailer parking in the north parking lot. If you are bringing boats out, please detatch and park your trailer in the day trailer parking area so we may free up parking stalls. If you do not have to have your dogs here please leave them at home. Even dogs on leashes becomes a problem at the main gathering area during this event. Dog fights are common. People being tripped by leashes has been another problem. (Rudy, leave your dog at home. He likes to pee on people sitting down on the grass). Do not use or park on the service road behind the Ranger Station. Do not park near the fuel tank by Rescue One. We must have this area cleared at all times. Boat Registrations As promised, the park Rangers are planning on walking the docks near the end of this week to inspect boat registration. Hopefully you have all had time to get your current stickers on. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake Marina Have you checked your docklines lately?

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Summer Movie Night - this Saturday June 7th!!!
by Suzan Chaffin 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Summer Movie Night Captain Ron Saturday June 7, 2008 @ 8:30 pm Bring your blankets to the south lawn Popcorn provided, BYOB Call Suzan with any question - 435-731-1261 _________________________________________________________________ Change the world with e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ChangeWorld

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