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Upcoming Events at Great Salt Lake Marina
by Dave Shearer 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Yes, the sailing season is already at an end for many of us. But that does not mean life ends at the marina. There is plenty still happening out here this fall. Saturday, September 20th, 5:30pm Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting their annual Wine and Cheese Party. All are welcome regardless of membership. This is always a great social with awesome cheese and beverage samplers. Saturday, October 25th, in the afternoon. The Pumpkin Patch Halloween Social. This is usually one of the better parties of the year. There will be a social, dinner and trick or treating for the kids. For those of you that don't have boats in the water we will also do tailgate trick or treating. Saturday, November 22nd is Dave's Turkey Social. This has turned into one of the largest, if not the largest event of the year at Great Salt Lake Marina. And the food is incredible! I will, once again, be frying up turkeys. If you haven't had deep fried turkeys you are missing something! Definitely put the 21st Dave's Turkey Social on your calendar. We serve turkey promptly at 4pm. Saturday, December 20th at 11am is the date of the longest running social at Great Salt Lake. It is the Bottom-of-the-Pit Chili Cook-off. This social started on the dock one cold December Saturday back in the seventies and continues to this day. And there is always Radio Controlled Sailbaot Racing every Sunday at 5pm on L dock. We usually have one and sometimes two extra boats if you want to try it out. Dave

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LOW WATER
by Dave Shearer 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

GSL Slip Renters. The water is very low at the marina now. If you have a fixed keel boat you will likely not be able to use the launch ramp anymore. It is too shallow for fixed keels. Also, negative storm surge can affect your ability to get in or out of the marina now. Any vessel with a draft of four feet or more should decide carefully whether to go out anymore until sometime in December. Even a small storm surge may trap you outside the marina. Now for a bit of good news. We have a very wet storm heading our way. With it will come cooler temperatures. This helps mitigate how much the lake drops. It already looks as if we will not drop as much as originally forecasted. And it is predicted to be a wetter and cooler fall than normal. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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RC Sailboat Racing
by Dave Shearer 06 Sep '14

06 Sep '14

For those interested in the Radio Controlled Sailing Program, I thought I would let you know that the Nirvana RC Sailboats are, once again, available for purchase. SAILRC.com has them. If you would like to try RC racing out we do it every Sunday evening at 5pm from L dock. We usually have one, and sometimes two extra boats that can be used. It is great fun. And it is the only sailing many of us are going to be doing this fall. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Slip Rent Rates
by Dave Shearer 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

GSL Slip Renters. I know the current water levels are creating challenging times for all of us. Many of us (myself included) are trapped in the marina for the rest of the season and had a short sailing season and had a short season at that. Some slip renters have expressed that they feel it is not right to be charged full rate for a slip if they cannot access the lake. I do want to state that the Boat Slip Lease covers the rental of the slip and does not cover access to the lake. But that being said, I want to also express that I understand your opinion very well. After all, I am one of those that had their sailing season cut short. Parks has been mulling over this situation and we have decided, for this season only, that beginning September 1st, any vessel that is actually trapped in the marina on September 1st will be given the winter rates for their slip. For those that become trapped by October 1st will also start winter rates on October 1st. We will not be reducing winter rates though since very few people actually sail during the winter. We will re-evaluate rates next year. If we have a challenging water level next year due to a substandard snow pack we will probably advise slip renters to make arrangements to pull their boats rather than leaving them in the marina. This year all the boats should ride through the low water with little difficulty. But if the lake drops even lower next year to a point that boats begin leaning over in their slips we will need to have the vessels removed to prevent damage to the docks. But the precipitation forecast for this fall and winter actually looks good. And ground water levels as well as reservoirs look much better than this time last year. For those deeper draft boats that will be staying in this winter please make sure your dock lines are loose enough that your vessels do not try to twist and lift dock fingers during negative storm surge. Let us all hope and pray for a bountiful snowpack. And for those that still want to get some sailing in this fall we are still racing RC sailboats each Sunday at 5pm. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-250-1898

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Vessel Registration
by Dave Shearer 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

GSL Slip Renters The Park Rangers were out here recently checking for vessel registration compliance. They have informed me that several citations were issued for expired registrations as well as failure to register boats under the new owner's name. I have also been informed that at least four boats have been put on a list of vessels that will be impounded if they are not properly (or even registered at all) by September 5th. Impoundment means the boat will be removed from the water and taken to a holding yard. I do not know all of the people that have received citations but I know there were over 25 issued with at least four vessels on the impound list. 73-18-7 (1) (a) states "Except as provided by Section 73-18-9, the owner of each motorboat and sailboat on the waters of this state shall register it with the division as provided in this chapter." 73-18-7 (2)(b) states "A person may not place, give permission for the placement of, operate, or give permission for the operation of a motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state, unless the motorboat or sailboat is registered as provided in this chapter." Section 7 of the Boat Slip Lease states that "Boat Owner agrees to comply with all Utah boating laws and rules: Section 2 of the STANDARDS of the Boat Slip Lease states "All sailboats and motorboats must be properly and currently registered with bow numbers and stickers properly displayed before utilizing any state marina. If you are one of the unlucky ones that received a citation please check into the matter as soon as possible. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-250-1898

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Ragin Cajun
by Dave Shearer 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

The Ragin Cajun social is fast approaching. This Saturday 6pm at the marina pavilion. Potluck Cajun style. GONZO BOAT RENTALS will also be hosting an open house at the same time to show off his almost-in-service cruise and dinner boat the SUNSET. Hope to see you all there. 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 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

CRANE DAY - Wednesday, September 10th at 9am. This will VERY LIKELY be the last crane day of the year since it will be tough to get boats to the crane out space after that due to shallow water. Crane appointments by reservation only. This is necessary so that I know what size crane to bring out. Please reserve your time asap. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Ragin Cajun Social Reminder
by Dave Shearer 17 Aug '14

17 Aug '14

Wow! It is hard to believe that the annual Ragin Cajun social is only six short days away! 6pm this Saturday at the Great Salt Lake pavilion. Potluck social. Cajun theme Hope to see you all there. Dave

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Storm Damage
by Harbormaster 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

GSL Slip Renters. I heard it going around this morning that there is damage at the marina from last night's storm. That dock lines had snapped, boats had broken loose and floated away. The marina is fine. All the boats are still in their slip. It only blew about 60mph out here during the storm, which is usually a yawner out here. There is one boat on the beach but that is because he was on the lake during the storm and couldn't power through the wind. But that is the only thing of note from last night's storm except that we got so much rain that the lake actually came up a tenth of a foot. Dave

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Time for a Morale Boosting Social at GSL Marina
by Dave Shearer 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

The water level is low. Many of us have our boats stuck in the marina for the season. Things seem to look gloomy at Great Salt Lake. So it is time for a morale-boosting old fashioned Dock Party! There is more to life at the Great Salt Lake than just sailing. The Harbor Master invites the whole marina community to the second annual Rajin K-Jun "Dock" Party held at the marina pavilion. Saturday, August 23rd at 6pm. Bring your favorite Cajun dish to share at the potluck. Lawn games will be set up. For an extra twist bring any photo albums you may have of sailing or boating on Great Salt Lake. We can enjoy some great old memories. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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