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IMPORTANT - UDOT CLOSING EXIT TO MARINA
by Dave Shearer 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users UDOT has been working on exit 104 (the marina exit) during July. They plan to repave the on and off ramps this week and will need to close the ramps in order to complete this work. They plan on closing the ramps this Wednesday and Thursday (and possibly Friday) during the day for this work. If you are coming to the marina from Salt Lake or Ogden I would recommend you take the 111 exit (7200 West) and take the frontage road to get to the marina. For those that usually get here by Highway 201 and then 202 may not be affected by these closures. For those coming from Tooele - well I don't know what to tell you other than to stay on I-80 to exit 111 and then wrap back around on the frontage road. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise - SUNDAY
by Dave Shearer 12 Jul '13

12 Jul '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Just a reminder of the Eardley Spit Cruise on SUNDAY. Right now it looks as though we will have a weather window of opportunity that day. If things start to look south I will send a notice tomorrow postponing the cruise to another weekend. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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VOLUNTEER at GSL
by Dave Shearer 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. First of all, thank you, to those that have volunteered to help at the Great Salt Lake. If you volunteered and have filled out your volunteer packages please contact me. We will start putting you on the schedule. The Visitor Center is scheduled to open this weekend. We could start using you at just about any time now. For those who may like to volunteer but have not yet, WE NEED YOU! For those that can volunteer up to 40 hours a month we will compensate you by giving you free slip rent for that month. Please email or call me if you are interested. Thank you Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Partial Road Closure Near Marina
by Dave Shearer 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. UDOT is starting work on the SR-202 Bridge today. The SR-202 Bridge is the bridge that crosses Interstate 80 at exit 104 (the marina exit). Originally the bridge was going to be completely closed to traffic which would have meant the people coming from Tooele would need to continue down I-80 to 7200 west and then double back. It would also mean that people leaving the marina for Salt Lake would need to use the frontage road to 7200. The plan has changed so that there will only be a partial (one lane closure) over the bridge with traffic signals to direct flow. Traffic will only flow one direction at a time and will be directed by the temporary traffic signals. Estimated wait times of 3 minutes are possible. This construction is slated to go from today through the 19th of July. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Great Salt Lake
by Dave Shearer 05 Jul '13

05 Jul '13

GSL / Antelope Slip Renters and Marina Users. There is a significant amount of storm energy building in the West Desert. This storm energy is now tracking towards the Great Salt Lake. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the whole Great Salt Lake area until 11pm this evening. We have issued a STORM WARNING for the whole Great Salt Lake area from now until early tomorrow morning. Strong thunderstorms can cause dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, strong gusty winds in excess of 70mph, heavy waves, heavy rain or hail. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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It's A Date! Another Cruise
by Dave Shearer 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users It is a Date! We have another Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise in the near future. The last cruise was awesome. Let's do it again! Sunday, July 14th we will once again cruise out to the Caribbean of the Great Salt Lake for another beach picnic. Bring your favorite water toys. Bring a pot-luck picnic dish. Bring a dingy to get yourself and your guests to the beach. Bring your best Caribbean beach attitude. Bring a palm tree if you have one. Captains meeting at 10:00am Depart from the marina soon after so you can anchor at Eardley Spit on Island-Time sometime near noon. For those that do not have a way to get to the beach from their boats we will run a shuttle service just like last time. Be there. You don't want to miss this last opportunity of the season to party Caribbean style on the Great Salt Lake! Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Updates and Events
by Dave Shearer 30 Jun '13

30 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users, First there are a couple updates and notices I would like to make everyone aware of. But if these bore you please read on for upcoming activities and events: Water Level Dropping Rapidly - Those on B dock should probably talk to me about moving to another dock before they are stuck in their slips Unfortunately the long term forecast is for a hot and dry summer. This will likely accelerate the lake dropping. Some of the vessels on B dock have already had to relocate. Some of the vessels will not have to relocate this fall but the majority will probably want to make arrangements for another slip assignment on either E, I, or K dock. Water Leak - We Need To Test the Water We have an ongoing water leak out here that has been costing the park significant money for the last five years. Our water supplier is bound and determined to finally isolate what section of line the leak is on. This will require us to turn the water off to the marina on Tuesday morning. Please, if you come out here, do not use the restrooms; do not turn any water on to wash your boats. Any water valve being turned on during this test period will completely screw up the test. Luckily the duration of the test will be very short and the water should be back on before noon. Thank you, for your understanding. Excuse our Construction - Campgrounds Wow! I am amazed every once-in-awhile when a program has a little money at the end of the year and they decide to throw it our way. We put in primitive camping earlier this summer in the northern parking lot. Right after we put the spots in a program director allocated money for improving the spots. Sometime this week we should have electricity and water to all five spots making them comfortable (and a tad quieter - no generators) for your guests. In the meantime please excuse our construction. Visitor Center is Just About to Open - Gift Store to Follow Soon Behind It certainly has taken a long time. But our very ugly duckling of a building in the north parking lot has finally grown up to be a swan. I wouldn't say she is the prettiest swan in the pond. But for one who lives out at the marina and stares at that building every day, she certainly cleaned up. Anyway the visitor center is slated to open sometime this next week (I certainly hope so). And the gift store portion of the visitor center will open up sometime late July. We are still looking for volunteers that would like to donate some time in the VC or gift store. Please email me if you have any interest. Eardley Spit Cruise was a Huge Success - We Are Going Back Again Well did you enjoy the Eardley Spit Cruise? Did you miss this great event? I scouted out some of the other anchorages for beach access and either the water was too high or too low for good beach access on the other anchorages that are reasonably close. So we will go back to the spit for the July Harbor Master Cruise. The two potential dates are Sunday, July 14th or Sunday, July 21st. Please email dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> to select which date works better for you. If you didn't get to attend the last cruise, please visit Great Salt Lake State Marina on facebook.com to check out the pictures and posts of the last cruise. Other Upcoming Events at the Marina for July July 5th: RC Sailboat Racing at 6pm on L dock July 11th: Crane Day, please reserve your spot by emailing dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> July 12th: GSLYC Jr Program - Visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information July 13th: GSLYC Summer Regatta 2 July 14th: GSLYC Summer Regatta 2 July 19th: Great Salt Lake Row Moonlight Row - visit www.gslr.org <http://www.gslr.org> for more information July 19th: RC Sailboat Racing at 6pm on L dock July 20th: K dock hosts the Bourbon Street Dock Party at 6pm (pot-luck) All are invited July 27th: Great Salt Lake Rowing Pole Race - visit www.gslr.org <http://www.gslr.org> for more information July 27th: GSLYC Ladies Cup - Visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information 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 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters, There will be a crane showing up at 9am on Thursday, July 11th. If anyone needs its services please RSVP ASAP to me Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Events This Week
by Dave Shearer 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Events scheduled at the Great Salt Lake Marina this week: Friday 6-28-13 at 6pm: RC Sailboat Racing from 'L' dock Friday 6-28-13 at 6pm: GSLYC Jr Program at the Ranger Dock. Visit www.gslyc.org Friday 6-28-13 at 6pm: Hawaiian Canoe Club boat christening on front lawn. Visit http://huipaoakalani.blogspot.com/ for more information Saturday 8am to 4pm: Hawaiian Canoe Club DUKE FEST (see attached). Visit http://huipaoakalani.blogspot.com/ for more information Saturday 6pm to whenever: GSLYC Wine and Cheese Party - visit www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> for more information. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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REEF CHANNEL
by Dave Shearer 23 Jun '13

23 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The reef is now getting shallow. We will pull the last of the REEF CHANNEL buoys today. Please do not use the REEF CHANNEL anymore. The Catalina 30's are starting to thump the bottom. Please start using the DEEP CHANNEL now. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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