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Cruising Hitchhikers Encouraged - Saturday March 28
by Janet Robins 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

I should have mentioned - if you are already stuck in the marina, or have pulled your boat out - but would still like to cruise, please contact Dennis Gwyther and make arrangements to go out with one of the shallower draft boats that can still navigate safely out of the marina Janet Robins The Safety Consortium 400 W. Lawndale Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: 801-746-2462 Fax: 801-803-6266 From: GSL-Marina [mailto:gsl-marina-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Janet Robins Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:38 AM To: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [GSL-Marina] BURGERS & BEVERAGES CRUISE - Saturday March 28 Let's all take advantage of this beautiful spring weather and the water we currently have! GSLYC BURGERS & BEVERAGES CRUISE Saturday March 28, 2015 11:30 AM - meet at the Yacht Club Pavillion Sail from 9 mark to S mark and back - then raft up and fire up the BBQ's The Yacht Club will provide burgers, buns and basic condiments (mustard and ketchup) Please feel free to bring a side dish, or other burger garnishments to share. Please bring your own beverages. Free to Yacht Club members - by donation for non-yacht club members. Please RSVP to Dennis Gwyther dennisgwyther(a)gmail.com<mailto:dennisgwyther@gmail.com> Cell 801-856-2222 Just a reminder to renew your Yacht Club Membership. The Yacht Club relies on those membership fees to pay for the socials and cruises throughout the year. Without those membership fees the socials and cruises can't happen. The Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is committed to helping us all get through what might be a very challenging summer with the current water levels and the dredging situation - but it needs your continued support and membership fees. I am not sure if everyone realizes how hard Dennis Gwyther worked with me at the Legislature to get the funding appropriation for the dredging. He was very valuable and instrumental in getting this accomplished. Please take the time to tell him "thank you" for his efforts. [http://www.toonpool.com/user/1446/files/spear_3460_sailing_195845.jpg] Janet Robins The Safety Consortium 400 W. Lawndale Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: 801-746-2462 Fax: 801-803-6266

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To: JANET ROBINS
by Jan Hansen 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Dear JANET our ROBINS; I think, I, can speak for, most, everyone in UTAH--and, especially, the SAILOR'S of THE GREAT SALT LAKE--THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU; for, all of, YOUR, efforts in saving, the marina--as, we know, it today--YOU are incredible! (YOU might consider running for Governor--soon? No! Scratch-that! YOU, are needed where, YOU, are!) THANK YOU! BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO; and, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU; again, for saving the classy-ness of the, 'LAKE-OF-OUR-HEARTS'! Sending love, 'n, gratitude; 'n, stuff, --so, sincerely, JAN of LITTLE COTTONWOOD Sent from my iPhone

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Correction
by Dave Shearer 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Sorry. I have done it again by mixing days of weeks and dates up. Crane Day is THURSDAY, April 23rd and also likely FRIDAY, April 24th. If you are planning on utilizing the crane in April please plan to take both days off work. I do not have much flexibility on crane times as we are going to have to do quite a bit of orchestrating times due to trailer / boat stand / cradle issues. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ
by Dave Shearer 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

It was good to see so many faces at the Antelope Island outing this last Saturday. I hope we were able to pass on some helpful information about dredging and snowpack / lake levels. But for those that werent there it is time to face some very hard facts of where we are right now. First for the good news. 1.5 million dollars has been allocated by the legislature for dredging the Great Salt Lake Marina in fiscal year 2016. Fiscal year 2016 begins this July 1st. Any dredging efforts cannot begin until then. More about dredging later in this email. And now for the hard, realistic facts. We have had an abysmal winter snowpack. Today our snowpack is 57% and dropping fast. Yet the lake is not rising very fast at all. In fact we have probably already topped out for the year at 4194.1 above sea level. That means we only came up 1 foot this year instead of the normal two feet. We are likely to lose 2.8 of lake level this summer bringing us to a new historic low of 4191.3. That will leave us 1.6 at the marina mouth and about 3 to 3.5 inside the marina by fall. By late May anyone with a draft of 4 or more will be stuck in the marina. By late June anyone with a draft of 3.5 or more will be stuck in the marina. By late July anyone with a draft over 3 will be stuck in the marina. By late July there will only be about 1 foot of water depth at the launch ramp. By the time we can realistically dredge there will be about 3 of water in the south basin of the marina. The west basin will be lost to the sailboats. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANY VESSEL WITH A DRAFT OVER 4 FEET TO PULL OUT ON THE APRIL 23RD CRANE DAY. If You do not pull by then you will likely become stuck in your slip within a month or more. And you will not be able to get to the crane out slip much after mid-May. AND CONSIDER THAT, IF YOU ARE STUCK IN YOUR SLIP, WE CANNOT DREDGE THAT SLIP. And I further recommend anyone with a draft over 3 pull out sometime in mid-May to early June. We will keep you posted on the lake level and likely Crane Day for the smaller draft boats in the coming month. And the lake level outlook for next year is also grim. By fall the reservoirs and ground water will be so low that most of next years snowpack will go into replenishing them rather than to Great Salt Lake. We would need a snowpack of 140% or more for the lake to have a net rise next year. I know this is horrible news and that it brings an extra burden to slip renters in de-rigging boats, paying for crane time and scrounging up trailers, stands or cradles. But things will hopefully look much brighter after dredging is done. Current Plan So here is the current plan. * Dredging money of 1.5 million has been appropriated for Great Salt Lake sometime after July. * The original dredging plan calls for dredging the whole marina and cutting a new path across the reef in an area known as the REEF CHANNEL. This is in line with the marina mouth and heading directly towards Promontory. This path is only ½ miles of dredging as opposed to 1.7 Miles of dredging the DEEP CHANNEL. The cost of dredging the whole marina and the REEF CHANNEL was estimated at 1.175 million dollars. That might leave enough money to modify the breakwalls dogleg and make it a sea wall instead. This might help mitigate future silting inside the marina but might still mean periodic maintenance of silting at the mouth. The estimated cost for modifying the mouth was $400,000. * The marina was originally dredged to 4188 back in 1980. That is six feet lower than the current lake level. I have talked to a couple of dredgers who are confident they can dredge deeper than that. But we will not know how successful dredging will be until it is actually completed. So I caution everyone with a draft of over four feet to get out while they can still reach the crane out slip. * There is much we need to do before dredging is done. We have already lost B dock and will begin to lose C dock this spring. So we will be relocating boats from those two docks to other slips. We will move as many boats into the south basin as possible this spring. This will minimize boats being stuck in their slips as well as free up the west basin for dredging work. * We will charge winter rates for those boats currently trapped in the marina starting April 1st. * This May we are bringing in an excavator to dig out parts of the berm near each of the docks in the south basin. The purpose of this is so that gangways can settle down instead of bottom out and being higher than the docks. And it will allow the docks to fall straight down rather than bottom out on the berm and begin twisting and buckling. We will also try to cut out part of the lower shelf of the breakwall to widen the marina mouth some until dredging can begin. What Happens Next? * We need to get all boats with drafts over three feet out of the marina before they become stuck in their slips. If you are stuck in your slip we cannot dredge. Please, please consider pulling out this spring or summer while you still can so that we can be as successful with dredging as possible. I know many of your boats need maintenance work. Consider this a good time to do that. * State Parks will need to make sure the funding is correct and transferred to the correct agencies in July before any work can begin on dredging. The money that was appropriated by the legislature is as follows: o $500,000 from State Parks Park Fees restricted funds o $1,000,000 from State Lands restricted funds. * These funds are not available until July 1st. * Because of the amount of money involved DFCM will manage the initial process of bidding for engineers and dredgers. * An engineer firm will have to be hired using an RFQ process. * Parks will work closely with the engineer on where, how deep, and what to do with the spoils. * The engineering firm will be responsible for all Army Corps permits and environmental issues. * After engineering is complete a bid will be put out for a contractor following all DFCM rules and criteria. * Once construction begins Parks will oversee the project until completion. * One option is to purchase the dredge equipment. * To sum it up the project will strictly follow all DFCM guidelines and will be Design/Bid/Build. Crane Day and Storage * Crane Day is still Saturday, April 23rd and possibly April 24th depending on the demand for pulling out. And right now demand is high. * I still recommend anyone with a draft over 4.0 utilize this crane day. Remember that we do not know how successful dredging will be and I would not want to see you trapped not being able to get to the crane out slip. * Drafts of less than 4.0 might be able to wait until June before pulling out. We will closely monitor lake levels and keep you informed. Remember that we could have less than four feet of water in the marina (south basin) by mid-July and the west basin will be mostly lost. * On April 23rd Crane Day we will have two cranes on-site. One crane will be stationed at the top of J dock. This crane will have to be 120 to 240 tons to accommodate the reach and weight of some of the heavier boats. The second smaller crane will be stationed where we will be storing boats on stands and cradles. * Please get your stands and cradles ordered ASAP. More on stands and cradle availability in a bit. * We will try to have three to four trailers available to put boats on temporarily so that we can shuttle the boats that dont have trailers, over to the storage area where the second crane will lift you off the trailer and put you on stands or cradles. Costs for each pick could be anywhere from $75 to $300 dollars (estimate only!) depending on how many boats sign up and how long each boat takes to put on trailers and stands. * PLEASE RSVP for crane spots ASAP! To save as much money for each boater we will choreograph crane day so that we keep a very good and steady flow. Right now we have so many boats signed up that crane day is likely to bleed over to April 24th. * We will begin storing boats in the south parking lot between the dumpsters (entry area) and the Marina Office. Monthly costs will be $25.00. If we run out of room in the south parking lot we will start storing boats in the west parking lot against the fence line for the docks. * For those that will be pulling out but do not want to give up your slip for fear of not getting your slip back, do not worry. We will not rent out your slip. We may move a boat into it temporarily in order to accommodate dredging efforts. But we will reserve your slip and no cost to you. Cradles and Boat Stands Boat stands can be purchased at West Marine. You will need a minimum of five stands. Four stands for the sides of your boat and one bow stand. This is needed to properly secure your boat the best possible. Cradles can be purchased at several locations. The three off the top of my head are as follows: * Chad Wardle 801-440-8518 * Advanced RV 801-965-0661 (ask for Dave Llorett) He also has room to store boats at his store. * Lakepoint Custom Fab and Machine 801-250-9503 (ask for Jeremy Wells) RSVP for Crane Day To RSVP for Crane Day please email me at dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> . I need to know the following information: * Name * Phone Number * Type of Boat * Name of Boat * Whether you have your own trailer or you will have stands or you will have cradles (This is very important to know for scheduling purpose * Whether you want to store your boat at the marina or you will be taking it away. * Whether you want to keep your slip or want to give up your slip (remember that we will not charge you for your slip until dredging is complete and we have a crane day to go back in) Not All is Doom and Gloom Trend Change? It isnt the end of the world. Or should I say it isnt the end of Great Salt Lake. Some studies indicate that the lake has actually dried up three times in the last 10,000 years. I have also been studying the lake for some time now. What doomed us this year was storm track. The storms just didnt come over the lake this year. We had a high pressure camped over us all winter pushing the storms over the top of Utah or destroying them all together as they hit the high pressure. The storms WILL return. Remember four years ago? We came up a record five feet. And it felt like winter would never end. The lake kept rising all the way into July. One long-term study indicates that the lake will begin an upswing in lake elevation in 2017. I know that this was a long email. But it is important to get this information out to you. If you have any questions please feel free to email or call. Thank you. Dave

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BURGERS & BEVERAGES CRUISE - Saturday March 28
by Janet Robins 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Let's all take advantage of this beautiful spring weather and the water we currently have! GSLYC BURGERS & BEVERAGES CRUISE Saturday March 28, 2015 11:30 AM - meet at the Yacht Club Pavillion Sail from 9 mark to S mark and back - then raft up and fire up the BBQ's The Yacht Club will provide burgers, buns and basic condiments (mustard and ketchup) Please feel free to bring a side dish, or other burger garnishments to share. Please bring your own beverages. Free to Yacht Club members - by donation for non-yacht club members. Please RSVP to Dennis Gwyther dennisgwyther(a)gmail.com<mailto:dennisgwyther@gmail.com> Cell 801-856-2222 Just a reminder to renew your Yacht Club Membership. The Yacht Club relies on those membership fees to pay for the socials and cruises throughout the year. Without those membership fees the socials and cruises can't happen. The Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is committed to helping us all get through what might be a very challenging summer with the current water levels and the dredging situation - but it needs your continued support and membership fees. I am not sure if everyone realizes how hard Dennis Gwyther worked with me at the Legislature to get the funding appropriation for the dredging. He was very valuable and instrumental in getting this accomplished. Please take the time to tell him "thank you" for his efforts. [http://www.toonpool.com/user/1446/files/spear_3460_sailing_195845.jpg] Janet Robins The Safety Consortium 400 W. Lawndale Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: 801-746-2462 Fax: 801-803-6266

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Wind Forecast
by Dave Shearer 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users The forecast models differ slightly but, right now, it looks like we may be in for a bit of wind Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are out here this weekend washing the winter grime off your boats (except those poor souls on J dock who have no water) please check your dock lines and make sure your boats and personal property is secure. I hope to see you all this Saturday at the Antelope Island outing. If you have not RSVP'd yet please do so ASAP. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Water to Docks
by Dave Shearer 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

The water is now on to C dock and K dock. That leaves only J dock without water. Sorry. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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change email address
by Vivian Hill 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Dave, Hi this is Vivian Hill please change our email address to Mel's address I keep having to forward all your emails to him and I don't want him to miss any. His address is: mjhill950(a)icloud.com and you can remove me vchill(a)q.com thank you, Viv

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Wind Program (app)
by Dave Shearer 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Would you like to see a graphic of why the snow keeps missing us? Check out the following wind link: https://www.windyty.com/?pressure,40.996,-107.095,5 This link shows wind direction with strength (the closer and faster the lines are moving the stronger the wind). The pink/purple areas are low pressures. The yellow/orange areas are high pressures. As you can see Utah is dead center of the high pressure. And the low pressure off California is being blocked by that high pressure. Pretty impressive graphics. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Antelope Island Outing this Weekend
by Dave Shearer 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I have now sent out, by email, the Antelope Island entrance pass for this weekend to all those that RSVP'd. If you did not get your pass and are planning on attending please contact me. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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