November 2020 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

SEASON CONTEST!
by Dave Shearer 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

It has been a tough year for all of us. So time to have a little fun. The Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina is holding a contest. And we want to motivate all our slip renters to join in this contest. For several years it was a tradition to decorate and light up the boats for the holiday season. I want to start that tradition up again with a bang. We will be holding a contest starting Thanksgiving Day through New Years Day. Decorate your boat! Light them up with Christmas lights! I know that many of you that may want to participate do not have power slips and therefore cannot light up your boats. So we will have three categories: 1. Best decorated boat - non power slip 2. Best lighted boat - power slip. 3. Best decorated boat overall. Every boat that participates will receive $25.00 discount on their slip rent for December. The winners of each category will receive (in lieu of the $25.00 discount) Free rent for December. Start now! Let's get in the spirit! [A picture containing text, water, night, outdoor object Description automatically generated] Dave

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Fw: [catalina30] The passing of an icon - Frank Butler
by B.T.Pratt 19 Nov '20

19 Nov '20

Catalina Sailboat Owners, Sad news from Catalina Yachts for sailors worldwide. . . Woodland Hills, CA – November 15, 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce that Frank Willis Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalina Yachts, passed away November 15, 2020 in Westlake Village, CA, due to unexpected complications from a recent illness. We extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy to Frank’s family. Our thoughts are with them at this most difficult time. A sailing icon and industry “kingspoke”, Frank Butler has introduced hundreds of thousands of people to sailing during his lifetime. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Frank have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Frank leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Catalina Yachts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born in California in 1928, Frank’s line of popular sailboats put more than 85,000 Catalinas on the water throughout the yachting world. His boatbuilding career began in 1962, when he contracted with a Southern California builder for a 21’ daysailer. The builder was unable to finish the boat, and gave Butler the tooling. He completed building the boat himself, found he enjoyed the process, and agreed to take over the company. A few years later he founded Catalina Yachts, which has grown to become the largest builder of fiberglass production sailboats in the United States, a position it holds to this day. A key to Butler’s success in the sailboat industry was his attention to Catalina customers. Handling warranty issues himself, owners were nearly always surprised and reassured to get a personal call from Frank to discuss their concerns. Butler was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013. In recognition of his support of the Congressional Cup, a world match racing event, Long Beach Yacht Club awarded him the Crimson Blazer. He was also a founder and lifelong member of the Westlake Yacht Club in Westlake, CA. Following his graduation from Glendale High School, he served in the US Navy. He met his wife, Jean, at a school dance; they recently celebrated their 71st anniversary. Frank is survived by Jean, their four daughters, Deborah Reese, Mary Linn, Nancy Bear, and Karen Butler; three sons, David, Robert and Steve; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Awakening the joy of sailing for so many people in past generations, Frank Butler’s sailing legacy will certainly continue well into in future generations. _._,_._,_ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. You automatically follow any topics you start or reply to. View/Reply Online (#107122) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are not a member of the International Catalina 30 Association, why not join today? Catalina30.com/Membership/application_form.htm Your membership will help to support this paid forum. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [btpratt(a)infowest.com] _._,_._,_

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IMPORTANT - Road Repair
by Dave Shearer 13 Nov '20

13 Nov '20

As many of you know, the earthquake last March did quite a bit of damage to the marina frontage road. The road continues to fail daily with some areas getting quite bad and other areas just now showing the signs of damage. It has been decided to repair as much of the road now as possible. Staker Parsons has been awarded the contract for these repairs. The repairs are estimated to take about two weeks. This is a large project as much of the 1.75 mile road is now damaged. The original plan was to close the marina for much of this time but that has now changed. Staker feels they can keep the road open during the duration of the project but restricting traffic. This means there will be lane closures as well as flagman stopping traffic. This could mean delays getting to the marina. As I email you this notice, Staker is putting up signage warning of lane restrictions and delays in getting into the marina. The project starts Monday. I will keep you posted as this project develops. But, because of cold temperatures, we may not pave the road until spring. This may mean the road will consist of large stretches of road base. Dave

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Turkey Fest POSTPONED
by Dave Shearer 09 Nov '20

09 Nov '20

It saddens me, but I also expected to have to make this decision. Turkey Fest will NOT be cancelled but instead POSTPONED. There is just no safe way to run Turkey Fest this November 20th. The COVID numbers have been increasing dramatically. The restrictions we are under as well as the space we have to utilize just doesn't make Turkey Fest feasible right now. There is some good news and hope with Pfizer's announcement yesterday regarding the promise of their new vaccine. So, again, I will not cancel Turkey Fest this year. I'm just going to postpone it to a date to be determined. Maybe sometime in December or January when I hope we all have something to celebrate. Thanks Dave

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Heavy Snow
by Dave Shearer 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

We have been experiencing heavy snow all day. That means its also stacking up on your boats. Unfortunately we do not get our plow truck back until tomorrow morning. So if you venture out here please be extra careful.

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Autopay Forms
by Dave Shearer 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

This email is for slip renters and those that have boats in dry storage at the marina. All others can ignore. Attached is the new Credit Card Autopay forms. Most of you are on autopay. The forms you have on file expire December 31st. Also, many of you have autopays that are declining because you either have an expired card or a new credit card number. Please fill out the attached autopay form and send it back to me either by email, mail or in person. The mailing address is: Great Salt Lake State Park PO Box 440 Magna, Utah 84044 Remember ALL AUTOPAY FORMS EXPIRE DECEMBER 31st. Thanks Dave

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Wind and other stuff
by Dave Shearer 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

Well it looks like we will still have wind today and tomorrow. But not quite as strong as the original prediction. It also looks like we will have off-and-on wind all next week. Please make sure your dock lines and other property are secure and ready for the fall/winter winds we usually get. If we do not have strong winds tomorrow, they will eventually happen. A quick trip to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> will show we get winds in excess of 80mph several times during these months. Be prepared. A couple other items that I hate to bring up but I feel that I must because some of them are costing the marina money that we just don't have during these tough budget times. 1. We have some people using the marina dumpsters to dump personal items from homes. This has caused our bills to go up for excess material. These dumpsters are here for the convenience of our slip renters and park patrons. But they are meant for normal trash from the use of recreating at the marina. They are more than adequate for the normal flow of trash we have. But bulk items should go to the land fill instead of the marina dumpsters. Lately we have had refrigerators, mattresses and other bulk items in them. 2. We have had some people fiddling with the sprinklers at night so they can have campfires late at night in the common fire pit. This has caused damage to sprinkler heads which has also cost extra money to the budget. If we need to adjust the time the sprinklers come on next spring to accommodate fires we can certainly do that. Come talk to us. 3. We continue to still see people using hoses with aluminum fittings. This has cost us A LOT OF money. These hoses are NOT ALLOWED. You must have brass fittings on the end of hoses. The water has been turned off for the year but remember when you bring hoses out this spring they MUST HAVE BRASS FITTINGS or they WILL BE REMOVED. 4. We have a couple slip renters (not a lot) demonstrating excessive speed in the marina. One recent incident had a slip renter going in excess of 50mph in the parking lot. The parking lot often has a lot of cars packed in tight. It only takes one kid jumping out from behind a parked car to have a tragic day. The speed limit in the marina is 15mph. A couple other notes: 1. We will leave the pump-a-head on through this weekend. Please use it this weekend if you need to dump your boats. If you have a boat with a draft of over 4 feet and need to dump your tanks, you probably won't make it over to the pump-a-head. That is ok because we have a portable tank for use. You can dump your tanks into our portable tank right in your slip and then dump them into the sewer vault. Please let me know if you are interested in this service so we can make the tank available for you. We will be winterizing that tank soon though. 2. The water is off to the docks now. If you need water the freeze less hydrants in the parking lot still work as well as the hydrant at the rescue dock. 3. The earthquake did a LOT of damage to the frontage road to the marina. We will be doing a large repair project to this road very soon. Unfortunately this may mean we will have to shut access to the marina for a couple days. We will do everything we can to minimize the time of any shutdown. I will know more on Tuesday about when and how long a shutdown may last. Please hope for precipitation. We need it! Thanks Dave

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WEATHER WARNING!
by Dave Shearer 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

I've been watching the models for a few days now and they are consistent. We are expected to experience a SERIOUS wind event this weekend. Is your boat ready? Are your dock lines up to the task? Is your property secured. Please take this warning seriously. We could see substantial wind gusts on Saturday if the models hold together and pan out. Dave

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