May 2013 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Women's Program
by Dave Shearer 14 May '13

14 May '13

Below is a message from the Yacht Club commodore IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN I COME BEGGING FOR THE AID OF BOAT CAPTAINS TO HELP WITH OUR ANNUAL WOMEN'S PROGRAM. Please email me and let me know if you are able to assist with our program this year. It is on SATURDAY, JUNE 1 and SUNDAY, JUNE 2. I plan to have the ladies out on the lake by 11AM and then in by 3PM. Please offer to help and think of it as a way to enjoy a weekend of sailing. I also will be providing a continental breakfast for those participating which includes coffee and tasty treats. Thank you in advance for your help and see you on the lake!! Valerie GSLYC Commodore & Women's Program Chair womensprogram(a)gslyc.org Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Marina Mouth
by Dave Shearer 13 May '13

13 May '13

GSL Slip Renters. As you all know, this was not a good water year. In fact, it was just short of a repeat of last year's disaster. After coming up a record 5 feet two years ago, we will lose nearly all the gains from that year. This will create problems at the mouth of the marina. The mouth tends to build up a hump of silt during the winter months storms. This is the case now. The hump is not as big as it was three year ago. But it is there. An extensive dredging at the mouth and in the marina is just out of the question with this year's budget. The money just isn't there. This does not mean that State Parks does not care about the problem. They truly do. But to dredge the whole marina and a path out through the reef would consume the whole budget that State Parks gets from the general fund to run all of their parks. But we have been working hard to address the mouth of the marina over the last two months. What I believed was going to be a very long shot plan of finding money is now just a signature away from happening. Three years ago we brought down one of the big tugs from Promontory and literally blew the mouth out with its large prop. This worked very well and bought us some extra months of sailing. It looks like this will likely happen again. In order to do this we will need to close the mouth (close access to the lake from the marina) on short notice. The target time for this to happen is in about two weeks. This time frame could be pushed back though. If successful this will deepen the mouth some and buy us a few months. But we must also be realistic here. First, there is no guarantee this will work. It did last time. But we will not know if we have success for about three or four days afterwards. The silt tends to stay suspended making our depth sounders useless for a few days. Second, this is only a band-aid to buy a few months of sailing. Any boat with over a 5 foot draft will likely be stuck in the marina by late fall. The only thing that can save us is a cool, wet summer and an early winter. I will keep you posted as we get closer to bringing the tug down. Thank you Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Water on C and D Dock
by Dave Shearer 13 May '13

13 May '13

GSL Slip Renters (especially those on C and D dock) The water lines are finally repaired. Both docks needed some extensive repairs to the lines, especially D dock. The water is now back on. Thank you, for your understanding and patience. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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GSL Sailor Passes on
by Dave Shearer 08 May '13

08 May '13

GSL Slip Renters, Long time Great Salt Lake sailor and yacht club member, Jerry Lupo, passed away on April 7th in Arizona. Jerry sailed on many boats on Great Salt Lake. His last boat was an Aquarius 23 named Square One but is better known for his racing on his Santana 35 named Via Mia. The family plan on spreading his ashes on the lake at the start of the Reynolds Cup on Saturday, May 25 at 10am. They are inviting other sailors who may have known Jerry to join them at the start of the Reynolds Cup for the spreading of his ashes. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Upcoming Events at GSL
by Dave Shearer 07 May '13

07 May '13

The weekend is fast approaching. And the forecast is looking great with partly cloudy conditions and highs in the mid 70's. Friday: Radio Controlled Sailboat Racing at 6pm on L dock Saturday: GSLYC hosts the Solo Endurance Cup offshore race Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Registration WARNING and other Items
by Dave Shearer 06 May '13

06 May '13

GSL / Antelope Slip Renters. It is that time of year again . . . Most of the boats in the marinas had their registrations expire a few days ago. The rangers WILL be walking the dock in a few weeks and inspecting registrations, proper display, etc. Please make not of the following: . It is not enough to register your boat. You must also have the current registration sticker displayed on the boat. To not have the proper year and month sticker can result in a "Failure to Display" citation. . Coast Guard documented vessels must still register and display the proper year/month sticker even though they do not have to display the "UT" numbers. . BOW NUMBERS MUST be complete. . . . The Bow Number displayed on each side of the boat MUST look similar to the example "UT-8982-SC' That is, it must contain the letters "UT" followed by the four digit number issued by the state, followed by the two letters for the county it was registered in. Incomplete bow numbers may lead to a citation. . OUT OF STATE REGISTRATIONS are ONLY valid for 60 days. After that the vessel MUST be registered in the state of Utah . ALL SAILBOATS and MOTORBOATS Must be registered. The above is just a courtesy heads-up prior to the rangers walking the dock. CHANGING SLIPS. Please do not change slips arbitrarily. I noticed a couple boats changes slips this last month and did not notify us. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS! It creates problems because we may have already rented that slip to another owner already or the slip may belong to someone who has just temporarily pulled their boats. And with the need to move boats from B dock to other docks this late summer I need everyone to either stay in the slip they are in or request moving slips prior to just arbitrarily moving. We hope to have the water to D dock on by the end of today. Hopefully C dock will also be fixed this week. And it appears some people have forgotten that there is a reef out on Great Salt Lake. In fact there are several reefs on the lake. The most common one that people are grounding on is the GOGGINS reef that runs from the Great Salt Lake Marina up to Antelope Island along the south and east sore of the lake. Remember the "Saltair" Rule to keep off this reef; If you can see the south side of Saltair you know you are on I-80, If can see the west side of Saltair you know you are in the marina parking lot, if you can see the north side of Saltair you know you are on the lake. If you ever sail so you can see the east side of Saltair you know you are aground on the reef waiting for the rescue boat to pull you off. Never sail so you can see the east side of Saltair. I have also noticed several boats sailing between the REEF channel and the DEEP channel outside of the marked channels. Remember that there is a reef down there that will become very shallow within a month. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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CRANE DAY - May 14th
by Dave Shearer 03 May '13

03 May '13

Crane Day Tuesday, May 14th 9am PLEASE RSVP. . . CRANE SPOTS by RSVP ONLY. RSVP to dshearer(a)gslmarina.com Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 02 May '13

02 May '13

Is there interest in a crane day for Tuesday the 14th? Let me know. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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