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SAILFEST OFFER
by Dave Shearer 11 Jun '14

11 Jun '14

Gonzo Boat Rentals and Tours is one of the sponsors for Sailfest this year. They would like everyone to know they are offering a SAILFEST special during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Rent any of their paddle boards, kayaks or paddle boat for one hour and get the second hour free. Visit www.gonzofun.com <http://www.gonzofun.com> for rates or for reservations. ALSO the Great Salt Lake Gift Store is also running a SAILFEST offer. Purchase any item at the gift store during SAILFEST and receive a 10% discount. Come out and enjoy the lake during SAILFEST. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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CPR/First Aid Cards
by Dave Shearer 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

For those of you that attended the CPR/First Aid Class at the Great Salt Lake Marina, we have your cards here. Thank you Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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CAUTION! Lake Level
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

GSL Slip Renters. As most of you know, we had a slow start to the winter. This changed mid-winter and the snowpack recovered by March with snowpack totals for the Great Salt Lake drainage area exceeding 110% most of the early spring. But this was not enough to repair the damage done to ground water tables and reservoirs. And the lake came in just short of my predicted high lake level of 4195.4. This creates some problems I think you all deserve to be made aware of: First of all, if you have a boat with a fixed keel at the Antelope Island Marina, get it out of there now. Bring it down to the GSL Marina. If you have a swing keel boat, you have probably until mid-July before you will not be able to utilize the launch ramp up there. Second, The Great Salt Lake Marina mouth will become shallow this fall. The depth is likely to be between 4' to 3.7' this fall. This will also be true for a portion of the Deep Channel parallel to the break wall. Third, many of you with deeper draft keels will have your keels in the mud this fall and a portion of the winter until runoff starts coming down in earnest sometime in February. Right now I am predicting a low lake level of this fall being around 4193.1' This is about a half foot lower than our low of four years ago. The predicted low lake level can be affected in a couple of ways though. If we have a wet summer, it can mitigate some of the evaporation effect. If we have a cooler than normal summer this can also help mitigate the damage. But if we have a longer, hotter, dryer than normal summer it could bring that predicted lake level even lower by about 3/10ths of a foot. But not is all dire news though. The Great Salt Lake Drainage area is no longer in a drought as the rest of Utah is. We have pulled out of the drought. The problem is that ground water levels and reservoir levels were so low that the snowpack ran into the ground and reservoirs. Those areas have replenished their supplies. And NOAA is predicting normal temperatures for summer with above average precipitation. It appears the storm tracks are expected to stay over the Great Salt Lake Drainage area as well as hotter temperatures staying to the south of us. If this holds to be true for summer and fall it could set the lake up for increasing lake levels next winter. We will be sounding the whole marina over the next few days to see what impact the lower levels will have for boats on particular docks. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-250-1898

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ALERT! MARINA MOUTH CLOSURE SATURDAY MORNING
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. There is a large swim event this Saturday morning. The event will force us to close access to and from the lake Saturday morning for a brief period of time for the safety of the swimmers. The marina mouth will be closed from 8:45am to about 9:15am. This will be a short half-hour closure. Please do not try to access the lake or return back to the marina during this brief period of time. The marina mouth will be open the rest of the day. Thank you, for your understanding. Dave

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Events in June
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. June is a very busy month at the marina with plenty of opportunities to get on the water. Here is a list of some of those events: Great Salt Lake Row is hosting a Learn to Row Day on Saturday, June 7th. This is an opportunity to try out rowing shells. Visit www.gslr.org <http://www.gslr.org> for more information. Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting their Summer Regatta #1 This Saturday, June 7th and June 8th. Visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information. The Harbor Master is hosting his 2nd annual Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise. Don't miss the biggest cruising event of the year! Last year we had 28 boats participate. Let's break that record this year. This is a cruise to one of the nicest beaches on Great Salt Lake. The cruise is this Saturday, June 7th. Captains Meeting will be at 11am at the marina pavilion. We will have beach games such as volleyball, bocce ball, horse shoes and more. Bring your paddleboard, kayak, or dinghy. And bring something for a picnic. Great Salt Lake Open Water Swim is holding two events this Saturday. The first one is a long distance swim from Antelope Island to Black Rock. The second swim is from Great Salt Lake Marina to Black Rock. SAILFEST starts Wednesday, June 11th with the Captain David L. Davis Founders Cup. Skippers Meeting is 6pm at the marina pavilion. The event really gets rocking on Friday, June 13th with Opening Ceremonies and a barbecue. Saturday, June 14th is the main event of SAILFEST with a full day of activities. The Volunteer Search & Rescue Team will be cooking breakfast. There will be a large dinner in the evening followed by live music and dancing. Games throughout the day for the kids. And Sunday is the Utah Cup offshore race. Visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information. On June 21st the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting a learn-to-sail event for junior sailors. Visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information. On Saturday, June 28th the Hawaiian Canoe Club is hosting their annual Duke Fest. And the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting the Pepsi Cup offshore race. Don't forget that the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting Wednesday Night Racing all summer (until the water becomes too shallow). Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Important Information
by Dave Shearer 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Just a few quick notices of importance. POWER OUTAGES Most of you may not know this but the marina has been off the Rocky Mountain Power grid for over a week now. The power line out here has been failing for the last six weeks causing several damaging brown-outs as well as power-outages. We have been without power for long periods of time during this period. Rocky Mountain Power has decided to finally abandon this power line. It is slowly failing and is too deep to service. It used to only be four feet down but is now 16 feet down after the marina and freeway were raised to their current level in the late 1980's. The marina has actually been on generator power for over eight days now. And it appears we will be on generator power for at least another week while Rocky Mountain Power runs a temporary overhead line to the marina. At that time we will go back on the grid. But we could still experience a few power outages during this time. The generator proved to be quite unstable over Memorial Day weekend. The generator has been worked on and appears to be more stable now. When we have a power outage we have to shut down the restrooms as the sewer pumps won't work anymore. If we do not immediately shut them down sewage will back up through the drains in the restroom creating quite an unsafe mess. One of the problems we have with being on generator is that Rocky Mountain Power has brought out a very large generator that has been placed on Unsecured Dry Storage. Rocky Mountain Power has secured the storage area and is preventing any access to it. This means we will not be able to get anyone's trailers out of there until the generator is offline and removed. We appreciate your understanding during this period. REGISTRATIONS The rangers will be out sometime this month to inspect vessel registrations. REMEMBER it is not enough to just register your boat. The current stickers must also be displayed. Please do not ask me to tell the rangers that your boat is registered but you just haven't put the stickers on. There is nothing I can do about this. So please take some time in the next few days to register your boats or get the stickers on if you haven't already done it this year. 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 31 May '14

31 May '14

There will be a crane out here on Monday, June 16th to lift a boat out of the water. If anyone else needs crane service please notify Cody Harris at codyharris86(a)yahoo.com <mailto:codyharris86@yahoo.com> Thanks Dave

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2nd Annual Harbor Master's Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 28 May '14

28 May '14

It is time for the 2nd Annual Harbor Master's Eardley Spit Cruise Saturday, June 7th. Sail out to one of the nicest beaches on Great Salt Lake. Eardley Spit is on the southwest side of Great Salt Lake. It creates a well-protected anchorage as well as offering Caribbean style sandy beaches. Open to all cruisers (and racers). We will bring out some beach games. Bring out your favorite water toys. This is a great place for kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming and just having fun. Bring something simple for a picnic. Captain's Meeting at 11am at the marina pavilion. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Website is Down
by Dave Shearer 19 May '14

19 May '14

www.gslmarina.com <http://www.gslmarina.com> appears to be down. We are checking to see why this is the case. In the meantime please consult other weather forecast sites for forecasts on the lake before venturing out on the lake. Also, the marina mouth is once again open. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Marina Mouth Closed Monday
by Dave Shearer 18 May '14

18 May '14

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The mouth of the marina will be closed Monday for maintenance work. Please do not attempt to access the lake via the mouth of the Great Salt Lake Marina until Tuesday. Thank you. Dave

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