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

Updates
by Dave Shearer 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

GSL Marina Users and Slip Renters, On Monday the park returns to winter hours. This means the front gate will begin closing at 5pm. If you have guests coming to see you they will have to be in the park before then or you will need to drive down to the gate and let them in. DO NOT give out the gate code. Also, we will begin striping the parking lot next week. This will cause some inconvenience for parking but the inconvenience should be minimal. Brine shrimp season starts tomorrow. Please keep clear of their booms. Duck hunt season also begins tomorrow. The water to the docks will be shut off soon. I'm shooting for the last week in October or early November. But it will all depend on when we get the first cold snap. Like last year I will try to keep the pump-a-head on all winter. We will remove the hose as soon as it turns cold though. You will need to make arrangements to borrow the hose. Then, after you pump your tanks out, make sure you stick the hose in the lake and pump salt water through the system for at least one minute. Then return the hose. Start thinking winter weather. Start thinking of winterizing your boats. Getting salt pellets down your scuppers. Change out your dock lines before the windy season begins. There is still a lot of great sailing weather ahead of us. But start thinking about making your boats safe for the winter. Also, for those that have kayaks and dinghies on the dock, I would like to have them off the dock no later than the last Sunday of October. Please remove your hoses and take them home or put them on your boat. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOSES ON THE DOCK THIS WINTER. They create tripping hazards for the crew when they shovel the docks. Each year we seem to end up with one person tripping on a hose and ending up in the lake. Not a pleasant experience when the water temperature is below freezing. This year, hoses that are left behind after the first weekend of November, will be removed. Thank you Harbor Master

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Reef Channel vs Deep Channel
by Dave Shearer 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

GSL Slip Renters, Good news! Very good news. We have been sounding the Reef Channel for depths. And it looks very good. Now I must first say that "sounding" is not an exact science. Nor can we completely identify the depth of every reef pinnacle. But right now the shallowest spot we are seeing in the REEF Channel is 6.5' with an average depth of about 7.5'. The lake is still slowly going down but it will not drop much more between now and November when it bottoms out. The prediction is another 0.6' with a low level for the year of 4196.9'. I feel very confident that we will not drop below that level. So here is where we are with things and what I recommend. We will begin to set some of the DEEP channel buoys back in place in the next week. We will not set all of them though. Just enough to aide in navigating down the Deep Channel Path. If you have a draft near 6' I recommend you start using the DEEP channel by mid October even if the water is flat. If waves are present I recommend you start using the DEEP channel now. If you have a draft of 5.5' or less you will be fine to use the REEF channel all year AS LONG AS THE WATER IS FLAT. If waves are present I recommend you use the DEEP channel now. If you have a draft of 4' or less you will be fine using the REEF channel all year. A couple notes though. First, the area between the REEF channel and the DEEP channel is still shallow. Unless you have a draft of 4' or less DO NOT try to cut outside the channels. The area just west of the REEF channel is even shallower in spots. Second, YOU must choose whether to use the REEF channel or the DEEP channel. We are doing our best to sound these areas and come up with the best information we can. But the responsibility is still up to you, as the owner and helmsman, which channel to use or whether it is safe to venture out. Harbormaster

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Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

CRANE DAY Friday, November 4th Great Salt Lake Marina For anyone needing use of the crane Please reserve your crane spot in advance. Crane spots are by reservation only. Share the Crane costs with others! email dshearer(a)gslyc.org to make a reservation

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Blues Cruise - End of Summer
by LANCE FAIRBANKS 21 Sep '11

21 Sep '11

Celebrate the End of Summer - Daysailing EventSaturday - Sunday, October 01 - 02, Noon Bonfire Saturday Eve at DuskBring your own Provisions To view a larger flyer visit:www.gslyc.org

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Construction Update
by Dave Shearer 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The construction company, in order to asphalt the parking lot for the new building, has dug up the two trenches crossing the south parking lot at the marina. The trenches are about 3" deep and should pose little problem for most vehicles. There are some boards across the trench for you to use. The trenches will be asphalted on Monday. That should be the end of the work in the parking lot except for re-striping the whole lot. I will send an email out as soon as we know the date of the striping. Obviously we will need to close off sections of the parking lot for that. As for Monday asphalting, please use the north parking lot on Monday if you are planning on a trip to the marina. Our phone lines are down (again). Because of this you will not be able to call out here. Nor will we be able to process credit card payments through the weekend. Sorry for this inconvenience. If you need to get a hold of us, just please email and I will respond. Thanks Harbormaster

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Re: [GSL-Marina] 9/11 Manhattan Boatlift Video
by brypratt＠q.com 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Somehow the text before the video link disappeared in my preceding post, but it's there in this resend (go figure). Bryant Pratt ----- Original Message ----- From: brypratt(a)q.com To: GSL Marina ; GSLYC Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 12:14 PM Subject: 9/11 Manhattan Boatlift Video Here's a story about boats and 9/11 that I hadn't seen or heard of before now. It's about the impromptu boatlift that arose to rescue people from lower Manhattan Island after the WTC attacks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg&feature=player_embedded __,_._,___Bryant Pratt

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9/11 Manhattan Boatlift Video
by brypratt＠q.com 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Here's a story about boats and 9/11 that I hadn't seen or heard of before now. It's about the impromptu boatlift that arose to rescue people from lower Manhattan Island after the WTC attacks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg&feature=player_embedded __,_._,___Bryant Pratt

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Gov Cup Results
by Dave Shearer 08 Sep '11

08 Sep '11

GSL Racers. The Governor's Cup results are now done and finalized. Click on the following link if you want to view them. http://www.gslmarina.com/GreatSaltLakeYachtClub/tabid/101/Default.aspx For those of you that don't care about the results, feel free to delete this email Harbormaster

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Changing Slips
by Dave Shearer 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

GSL Slip Renters, We have had some problems out here lately with people changing slips and not notifying us. This creates a problem because we have rented out slips where someone has changed without prior approval. PLEASE request permission to switch slips PRIOR to moving. Also, you must notify us when you pull your boats and want to cancel your contracts. If you do not notify us that you have pulled your boat and do not intend to occupy a slip anymore we will continue to charge you for that slip. PLEASE notify us when you want to cancel your contracts. In the last two months we have had a rash of occurrences of the above. Thank you Harbormaster

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Photos of this weekend's activities
by Dave Shearer 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

GSL Slip Renters. It appears it was a great holiday weekend for all. Many went up to Antelope Island Marina for a very colorful and boisterous Saturday evening dockside. Others went to White Rock Bay to watch the hot air balloons and fireworks. And others went up to the springs off Fremont Island. I know I did. It was the highlight of my summer to once again swim in the springs for the first time in 12 years. Many of you took pictures. I encourage you to share the good pictures with our other sailors by going to www.gslmarina.ning.com Mark Peery took several photos of the racers coming back on Sunday. Below is his email and a link to view his pictures. I took a few snaps on Sunday. Please share this link with all who would be interested. The Apple Mobile Me link below allows for downloads OR uploads so folks can grab an image file of their boat or contribute images from this weekend if they desire. http://gallery.me.com/markpeery#100389 Cheers, Mark Peery Capri 25 Orion Harbormaster

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