March 2011 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Crane Day Reminder
by Dave Shearer 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

GSL Slip Renters, A final reminder of Crane Day this Friday. IF YOU HAVE NOT RSVP'd yet, please do so now. If you are taking advantage of this crane day, the time to be here is 8:00am. Forecast is for partly sunny conditions and a high of 57. I do not know when the next crane day will be. There doesn't seem to be much demand this spring. Dave Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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FREE GSLYC Cruising and Chartering Seminar
by BRYANT PRATT 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Adventurers and Dreamers, The 6th seminar in the 2011 edition of the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club's FREE Sailing Seminar series is scheduled for this Wednesday night, March 16, from 7:00 to 8:30 in the Kearns Library, 5350 S. 4220 W. This week's subject is Cruising on the Great Salt Lake and Chartering Elsewhere. A review of the GSLYC Cruising Schedule and cruising destinations on the GSL. Advice and suggestions from experienced GSL sailors on approaching, anchoring and over-nighting at various locations. Bareboat chartering overview and discussions of various destinations by experienced charterers. The speakers will be Dave Christensen, Lance Fairbanks, Jerry Harwood and Rock Simpson. There will be door prizes. Here's the REVISED schedule for the remaining sessions . . . Mar 23 - Introduction to Racing - Doug Jackson - Taylorsville Library Mar. 30 - Boating Safety and Navigation on the G.S.L. - Bob Rosell - Kearns Library Apr. 2 - Heavy Weather Sailing - Dave Shearer - G.S.L. Marina (Noon) Taylorsville Library: 4870 S. 2700 W. Kearns Library: 5350 S 4220 W G.S.L. Marina: 40°44.023' N 112°12.672' W See you there! Bryant Pratt GSLYC Seminars p.s. If you're getting this notice from multiple sources, REJOICE for you are loved! If you want off the GSLYC Seminars list, reply to me and I'll see that you're removed from the list. (I don't manage GSL Marina, GSLYC or Utah-Sailing lists).

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Setting YC buoys
by Dave Shearer 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

GSL Yacht Club members (and slip renters) State Parks will be re-setting the Yacht Club Racing buoys (and some navigation buoys) this Saturday. I am looking for a few volunteers to help set these buoys. If you haven't seen anything of Great Salt Lake more than five miles out, this is your chance. Volunteers are guaranteed to get wet and slimy. Volunteers will have to lug heavy buoys, anchors and chains. Volunteers will have to make sure the Rescue boat does not get scratched or dinged while setting buoys. The trip is likely to take a few hours. Your help will be much appreciated. Room is very limited so we will only be greatly appreciating and accepting the first few volunteers to respond to this email. Schedule may change based on wind conditions. Buoys are hard to reliably set in rough weather. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Sorry about sending spam mail. My computer was hacked again!
by Suzan Chaffin 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

Suzan

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Correction
by Dave Shearer 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I stand corrected on my previous email about the water levels. I forgot to change my water calculator from February to March. Therefore, we are at 68% for the month. That is still phenomenal. And we have more storms on the way. It's still about the sunspots. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Most of you know Diana Wier and Cory from "Pack A Lunch" on 'K' dock. Diana's other daughter, Julie, was tragically killed in a car wreck on February 24th in Kearney, Nebraska. She was en route to SLC and Yosemite after graduating from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia. Julie was 39 years old. Below is the text from Diana's email: Hello again to all our and Julie's friends and family. We've added more names to this e-mail list in response to the outpouring of love. We would like to return that love to all of you, because we know you miss Julie also. We hope to respond to all of you individually at a later date, but this is what we can manage at this time. Julie's memorial service will be on Sunday the 13th, starting promptly at high noon, at Red Butte Garden, a beautiful botanical garden at the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. All are invited to the ceremony that we are planning in conjunction with the Park Service. There will be an opportunity for you to speak at the service, to share any memories of Julie. After the service we are hosting a celebration in Julie's memory at Diana's house; a map will be included with the program at the service. An obituary will be in the Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday the 6th. Diana, Cory, Scott and John travelled to Nebraska earlier this week to conduct the awful business of last arrangements. Julie's essence was obvious even in death; we stroked her cheek and said a final goodbye to her physical remains. We were escorted by Swiss-Army-Knife Ranger John Madden in Kearney, Nebraska. He made us laugh even through our tears, and expressed the honor the entire Park Service held for Julie. We recovered precious items such as her flat hat, her FLETC diploma and letters of recognition, small keepsakes from the dashboard of her truck, and her collection of hair barrettes. Scott engraved a plaque on a brick that we nestled into the ground at the far edge of the freeway embankment; next to the brick we placed a spray of purple flowers. Text Box: Heartbroken in Loss Julie Ann Weir Nov 25, 1971 - Feb 24, 2011 This brick is 1.1 miles east of the Kearney Archway on I-80 eastbound, by the biggest fence post, beneath a large cottonwood tree with a distinctive broken limb on the west side. The one inspirational aspect of our trip to Kearney was the gathering of the sandhill cranes. These majestic birds stop along the Platte River, in numbers more than half a million strong, to re-fuel before continuing their migration. We like to believe the cranes' clarion call is beckoning Julie's spirit to join them on their northward journey. Diana, Cory, and Family JULIE WEIR | http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/SaltLakeTribune/Photos/000 0670798-01-1_182830.jpgJulie Ann Weir 1971 ~ 2011 Julie Ann Weir died tragically in a motor vehicle collision near Kearney, Nebraska on February 24, 2011. Julie, a National Park Ranger, was en-route from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia to a new position at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska, scheduled to start at the end of her field training in Yosemite National Park. Julie was born Thanksgiving Day, 1971, in Reno, Nevada. She began her Park Service career as a volunteer sled-dog trainer at Denali National Park in 1992. Since then she worked at 11 other national park sites across the country, from Maine to Texas to Alaska. Julie graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) on February 15, 2011 as a Federal Law Enforcement Ranger. Julie attended the University of Utah, was an emergency medical technician, with additional training in search and rescue, a wildland firefighter <http://www.legacy.com/legacies/firefighters/?personid=149104920&affiliateID =331> , and a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do. Julie is preceded in death by her father Gene A. Weir. She will be deeply missed by family members including mother Diana Weir-Goodell, sister Corinna Weir, brother-in-law Scott Olsen, Jerry and Daun Hartrim, Lesley and Vince Carlos, and the Troutwine, Weir, and Mossberg families. Julie has friends throughout the country and the National Park Service who join us in mourning her loss and honoring her memory. Julie lived passionately, and loved hiking and backpacking, canoeing, camping, skiing, traveling, beading, spinning, knitting, and quilting. We are comforted by our shared activities, preserved in hundreds of photographs, and will always treasure the gifts she made for us. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday March 13th at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City. Seating will begin at 11:30 a.m, and the service will start promptly at noon. Parking is limited; car-pooling is suggested. A memorial fund has been established for Ranger Julie Weir at Red Butte Garden to plant a tree in remembrance. Donations to the Kearney, Nebraska, Volunteer Fire Department would also honor Julie's legacy. Published in Salt Lake Tribune on March 6, 2011 Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Storm Report
by Dave Shearer 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

GSL SLIP RENTERS AND MARINA USERS. WOW, What a storm! We just received our total water for March in just two storms. And we have more on the way. We are now at an equivalent of April 29th water. (what we would normally receive by April 29th). The snowpack report has not been released for the day yet. Once it is I will update the snowpack amounts on www.gslmarina.com (click on the "Resources" tab, then "Weather / Water" to view the "Current Water Watch Report" for a full detail of where we are at. If we get a couple more storms like this one, I will have to modify my predictions. If your boat is normally on 'B' dock but are on 'E' dock, you may be able to go back home this year. If this keeps up, we may set the "Reef Channel" buoys back in. This will give you the short cut to deep water rather than having to use the "Deep Channel" path. It's all about the sunspots! Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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Free GSLYC Sailing Seminar Boat Rigging
by BRYANT PRATT 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Ahoy Ye Lubbers and Salts, The fifth seminar in the 2011 edition of the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club's FREE Sailing Seminar series is scheduled for this Wednesday night, March 9, from 7:00 to 8:30 in the Taylorsville Library, 4870 S. 2700 W. The subject for the evening is Boat Rigging and Maintenance by Kyle Hintze of Spot On Rigging. Kyle will discuss initial rig setup and tuning, and standing and running rigging choices and maintenance. Kyle runs Spot On Rigging which specializes in rigging, boat repair and electronics, and he's the local North Sails rep. There will be door prizes. The remaining sessions are . . . a.. Mar. 16 - Cruising and Chartering - Dave Christensen et al - Kearns Library b.. Mar 23 - Introduction to Racing - Dave Jackson - Taylorsville Library c.. Mar. 30 - Heavy Weather Sailing - Harbormaster Dave Shearer - Kearns Library d.. Apr. 6 - Heavy Weather Sailing (Cont.) - GSL Marina Taylorsville Library: 4870 S. 2700 W. - Mar. 9, 23 Kearns Library: 5350 S 4220 W - Mar. 16, 30 See you there! Bryant Pratt GSLYC Seminars ps If you're getting this notice from multiple sources, REJOICE for you are loved! If you want off the GSLYC Seminars list, reply to me and I'll see that you're removed from the list. (I don't manage GSL Marina, GSLYC or Utah-Sailing).

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Upcoming Activities
by Dave Shearer 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Spring is just around the corner and many activities are planned for upcoming weekends. The first is hosted by the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club this Saturday, March 12. It is their annual St. Patty's Party. Go to www.gslyc.org for more information. Another upcoming event is the Great Salt Lake Marina Outreach Fieldtrip to Lakeside and Bangerter Pumps. On April 9th. Please RSVP with me for that event. And don't forget to check your docklines. Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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GSL Water Level Prediction
by Dave Shearer 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users, It is that time of year for me to put myself out on a limb and predict the lake level for the Great Salt Lake. For those that are interested click on the following link to view the most current Water Watch report, Predictions, and New Graphs. http://www.gslmarina.com/WaterWatch20102011/tabid/141/Default.aspx Dave Shearer Harbormaster Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142

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