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This Week at Great Salt Lake
by Dave Shearer 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users Well, Sailfest is over. But that does not mean summer activities are over. Today we have a strong cold front pushing through which will keep the lake quite lively all day. Winds and waves are forecasted to stay quite heavy through the day. But they are ushering in cooler and much more pleasant temperatures. This Friday the RC Sailboat races continue at 6pm from 'L' dock. And Saturday is the 1st annual Harbor Master Cruise out to Eardley Spit. The weather looks fantastic with high temperatures in the mid 70's and winds around 8 to 10mph. The Captains Meeting will be at 10:30am at the marina pavilion. Attendance is not mandatory but if you have never sailed out to the spit it is highly recommended you attend. The lunch on the spit will be pot luck. Please bring something to share. There will be beach games at noon to 3:30pm. We will have Rescue One and the runabout to shuttle those without alternative shallow craft vessels to the spit. If you do have a runabout or kayak it is recommended you bring it along. The Harbor Master will be doing the last shuttle from the spit back to boats at 3:30pm. After that you are on your own if you are still on the spit. I know some sailors are returning to attend a certain birthday party that night. And others will choose to stay anchored near the spit for the night. Eardley Spit is a nice and well protected anchorage for those that want to stay the night. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Star Party - SAILFEST
by Dave Shearer 09 Jun '13

09 Jun '13

STAR PARTY next Friday and Saturday nights during SAILFEST Friday night at dusk - come join our Naturalist, Wendy Wilson as she talks about the night time stars and constellations. View the night sky from the marina observation deck as she talks about how to find the constellations and the mythology behind them. No telescope necessary Saturday night at dusk - Wendy will, once again, present a great program on the night sky. Observe planets and stars through the telescope (bring your own telescope if you have one). These are both awesome programs. Hope to see you there. And don't forget it is SAILFEST weekend full of other activities (emails to follow about some of the weekend's planned events). Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Open Water Swim
by Dave Shearer 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users, Tomorrow, Saturday the 8th, there will be two large swim events at the Great Salt Lake Marina. The first event is the One Mile Swim from the Great Salt Lake Marina to Black Rock. This event should pose little problem for the boating community. The swimmers will gather at the launch ramp around 8:30am and will swim out of the marina mouth to their start line just barely west of the marina for a 9am start. Please realize that the marina mouth will be congested with swimmers from 8:45 until around 9:10am. After that the swimmers should be well clear of any sailing area as they plan to swim over shallow reef towards Black Rock. Please be aware that there may be a few swimmers that quit and may swim back through the mouth. Keep a close look out for these swimmers. The other event is the Open Water Swim. This event is a long distance swim from the south tip of Antelope Island and finishes at Black Rock. These swimmers should be out of the main boating area for most of the day but will cross in front of both the DEEP CHANNEL and REEF CHANNEL by early to mid afternoon. Each swimmer will be followed by a kayaker so they should be fairly easy to spot. But keep a close eye out for them. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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SAILFEST is Coming!
by Dave Shearer 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

GSL / Antelope Island Slip Renters and Marina Users SAILFEST! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS LUCKY 13 SAILFEST 2013 All events are at the marina pavilion FRIDAY JUNE 14 Opening Ceremonies Opening Ceremonies 6:30 pm Meal ticket and t-shirt sales 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Hamburger and hotdog barbeque $5.00 includes chips and a side of coleslaw Begin serving at 7:13 pm Movie on the lawn dusk Touring the Night Sky. This event will take place during Sail Fest at Great Salt Lake Marina. Join the Park Naturalist at 9:30 pm each night as we take a tour of the night sky. We will discuss some of the wonders of space, locate a handful of constellations, and talk about how we can make our night skies darker SATURDAY JUNE 15TH Breakfast Breakfast hosted in cooperation with Utah State Parks Begin serving at 8:13 am Cardboard boat race Cardboard boats will be launched by the Ranger dock Spectators will want to gather at the marina pavilion or on "E" dock for the best view of the fun and sinking. Registration 10:30 am Skipper's meeting and launching 10:45 am Awards Ceremony 11:45 am Free Sails Free sailboat rides to the public. Sign up and meet at the marina pavilion Sign-ups begin 12:13 pm to 1:13 pm Free sailboat rides begin 12:13 pm to 2:13 pm Children's events Wristbands may be purchased at the t-shirt booth for $5.00 per child All events including bounce houses, facepainting, and games will be held on the lawn east of the marina pavillion Children's events 12:13 pm Saturday night barbeque Steak or boneless chicken breasts $12.00 Hamburgers or hotdogs for children $5.00 Meal ticket and t-shirt sales 3:13 pm Begin serving dinner 6:13 pm Raffle begins 7:13 pm Live band - "Loose Change" We are pleased to have "Loose Change" with us this year for Sailfest. "Loose Change" begins playing 8:13 pm Touring the Night Sky. This event will take place during Sail Fest at Great Salt Lake Marina. Join the Park Naturalist at 9:30 pm each night as we take a tour of the night sky. We will discuss some of the wonders of space, locate a handful of constellations, and talk about how we can make our night skies darker Other evening entertainment Flare launching * 10:13 pm Bonfire after dark *Bring your old or expired flares to launch. Launching will be at the observation deck. SUNDAY JUNE 16TH Please join us for a continental breakfast Breakfast begins 10:13 am Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Re: [GSL-Marina] GSL-Marina Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2
by Sally 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Dave, Sally and I would love to go to Eardly. The July date works best for us, if that helps. Thanks Mark -------------------------------------------------- From: <gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 5:53 PM To: <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: GSL-Marina Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2 > Send GSL-Marina mailing list submissions to > gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gsl-marina > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gsl-marina-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of GSL-Marina digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Eardley Spit Cruise Day (Stephanie Collinsworth) > 2. MARINA MOUTH UPDATE (Dave Shearer) > 3. Harbormaster Eardley Spit Cruise (Dave Shearer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:59:18 -0600 > From: "Stephanie Collinsworth" <scollinsworth(a)live.com> > To: "Dave Shearer" <dshearer(a)gslmarina.com>, "GSL Marina Email List" > <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: [GSL-Marina] Eardley Spit Cruise Day > Message-ID: <SNT136-DS178AD3A15BED305D1559ECDE9D0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Sounds GREAT, Dave! > > From: Dave Shearer > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 11:35 AM > To: GSL Marina Email List > Subject: [GSL-Marina] Eardley Spit Cruise Day > > GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. > > > > I?ve been kicking some ideas around recently while thinking about how low > the lake levels may be this fall. > > > > One of the ideas that keeps coming back to me is to host an Eardley Spit > Cruise Day while most boats can still get out. > > > > So here is the Idea. On either Saturday, June 22nd or Saturday July 6th, > I would like to host an Eardley Spit Cruise Day. This would be similar to > the Road Trip series I did in past years. This would be an opportunity > for the marina community and our/your guests to see a part of the lake > that you may not normally get to see; to explore new anchorages. This > would be an organized cruise/sail out to Eardley Spit for a mid-day picnic > (potluck) as well as volleyball and bocce ball on the spit. Go explore > the spit and many of its wonders and wash ashore mysteries. > > > > This event would be a marina wide event hosted by the Harbor Master and > would be open to all regardless of club affiliation or craft (bring your > day sailors, boats, kayaks, Hawaiian canoe?s, motorboats, whatever safely > floats on the Great Salt Lake). For those that may not have a way to get > to shore from their boats I will bring a runabout to shuttle people. I?m > sure others, who have runabouts would also be willing to help. > > > > This would mainly be a day cruise. But for those that want to stay > overnight, Eardley Spit usually makes a good, protected anchorage. > > > > Please give me your feedback so I can decide whether we want to hold this > event or some activities that would be nice to do. > > > > If this is a success we may plan another cruise to another Great Salt Lake > destination. > > > > Thank you, > > Dave > > > > Dave Shearer > > Harbor Master > > Great Salt Lake State Marina > > Antelope Island State Marina > > 801-209-9142 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > GSL-Marina mailing list > GSL-Marina(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gsl-marina >

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Harbormaster Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

It's Official! The Harbor Master's Eardley Spit Cruise Saturday, June 22nd at Great Salt Lake. Cruise out to one of the most protected anchorages on Great Salt Lake. Eardley Spit is a dagger of white sandy beaches just three miles west of the Great Salt Lake Marina. Beach games, such as volleyball, bocce ball and horse shoes will be provided on the beach. Enjoy a potluck lunch on the spit. Agenda: 1000hrs: Captain/Crew meeting at the pavilion of Great Salt Lake Marina 1030hrs: Depart the marina for a leisurely sail out to Eardley Spit. 1200hrs: Raft-up or anchor near the spit (anchorage coordinates will be provided at the Captain/Crew meeting. 1200 to 1300hrs: Shuttle to the beach. Please bring your own dinghy or kayaks if possible to cut down on needed shuttles 1300hrs: Potluck and beach games 1530hrs: Last shuttle from the beach to the boats from the Harbor Master This event is open to all vessels regardless of club affiliation. More information about Eardley Spit and safe approaches can be found by clicking on the following link: http://www.gslmarina.com/EardleySpitAnchorages/tabid/158/Default.aspx Please plan on providing a potluck dish for lunch if possible. BYOB. Please RSVP to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com once you plan on attending. Items to think about bringing: . Suntan lotion . Bug spray . Plenty of drinking water . Beach towel . Trash bags . A way to get to the beach from your boat if possible. . Camera . Beach games if you have any . Beach chairs . A good attitude Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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MARINA MOUTH UPDATE
by Dave Shearer 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters. Here is an update on our efforts today to clean the mouth of the marina out. The LUCIN came down bright and early this morning. For those of you that have not seen the tug LUCIN it is a 1950's era tug brought in by Trestlewood to help them pull out the old trestle. She is a 55 foot long diesel burning tug and she was quite the site as she motored from Promontory Marina down the lake. In fact, that old diesel engine was burning enough black smoke that drivers along I-80 were calling dispatch and reporting a boat on fire on the lake. I had to field some frantic calls from dispatch telling them things were just fine. The LUCIN arrived around 9:30am and went right to work. She draws six feet and has a 54" prop. The LUCIN grounded right away just coming into the mouth of the marina. When she left she was no longer touching bottom. I want to express a word of caution here. The LUCIN really went to town. We know material was dislodged from the side break wall and shifted into the mouth itself. This was early on in the process. This material was likely blown out of the mouth later in the process. The mouth and part of the marina is now the consistency and color of chocolate milk. Some of this sediment will fall back down and into the mouth. Our depth sounders will be useless until at least tomorrow and more likely Wednesday due to all the suspended sediment. And the mouth has an interesting aroma. But there is also some good news we know of; The current and wind were just strong enough and from the right direction today that most of the suspended sediment and aroma drifted west of the marina. The LUCIN team used a probe to sound the mouth. And I am very cautious here but the results (SO FAR) seem to be more than we could have hoped for. Remember I earlier stated that the LUCIN draws six feet and ran aground coming into the marina mouth. As they were probing they were coming up with depths of 8.5 feet to 9.5 feet after their efforts. If this holds to be the case we should be back where we were four years ago when we last dredged where the mouth is, once again, two or more feet deeper than the marina itself. We also ran the tug down the main channel of the marina and between 'J' and 'K' dock to push down the hump between the two docks. The marina mouth is now open. But please use extreme caution for awhile until we can thoroughly sound the mouth and can determine if we have any unexpected humps. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise Day
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I've been kicking some ideas around recently while thinking about how low the lake levels may be this fall. One of the ideas that keeps coming back to me is to host an Eardley Spit Cruise Day while most boats can still get out. So here is the Idea. On either Saturday, June 22nd or Saturday July 6th, I would like to host an Eardley Spit Cruise Day. This would be similar to the Road Trip series I did in past years. This would be an opportunity for the marina community and our/your guests to see a part of the lake that you may not normally get to see; to explore new anchorages. This would be an organized cruise/sail out to Eardley Spit for a mid-day picnic (potluck) as well as volleyball and bocce ball on the spit. Go explore the spit and many of its wonders and wash ashore mysteries. This event would be a marina wide event hosted by the Harbor Master and would be open to all regardless of club affiliation or craft (bring your day sailors, boats, kayaks, Hawaiian canoe's, motorboats, whatever safely floats on the Great Salt Lake). For those that may not have a way to get to shore from their boats I will bring a runabout to shuttle people. I'm sure others, who have runabouts would also be willing to help. This would mainly be a day cruise. But for those that want to stay overnight, Eardley Spit usually makes a good, protected anchorage. Please give me your feedback so I can decide whether we want to hold this event or some activities that would be nice to do. If this is a success we may plan another cruise to another Great Salt Lake destination. Thank you, Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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BOAT REGISTRATIONS!
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '13

02 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters, Yesterday I was walking the docks in preparation for linseeding them next week. I noticed several boats that were not currently registered or were registered in another state. ULTIMATE 20 FLEET! Several of you need to get your boats registered in the state of Utah as well as get your stickers on your boats! And there are several other boats on each dock that do not have current year stickers on their boats or still have bow numbers from other states. I saw a couple boats with 2010 stickers. If you have a sticker that is older than 2013 I'm guessing you will be getting your second or third citation in as many years. I have it on good authority that the rangers will be coming out this week or next and walking the docks looking for registration compliance. They WILL be giving citations. I don't want to see people getting citations for registration issues or "Failure to Display". Remember, it is not enough to register your boat. It must also have the stickers on. I am not law enforcement. I cannot do anything to postpone a citation. So please do not call me or email me with a reason why your boat is not registered or how your stickers are at home on your desk. I cannot do anything for you. PLEASE just get them registered right away and get the stickers on the boat. FOR THOSE BOATS WITH STICKERS THAT ARE A YEAR OR MORE OLDER, I'm guessing that it is likely those boats will be seized and taken to 'L' dock within the next few weeks. Sorry. ALSO, As I mentioned above, we will begin linseeding the docks next week. This is one of our annual maintenance items. To make this easier, if you could please remove all personal items from your docks (this does not include power cords, hoses or dock boxes). Please, if you could temporarily removed dinghies, spars, dock carts and other items so that we can make the linseed project go much quicker and safer. And one last reminder that the marina mouth will be closed tomorrow so that the tugboat LUCIN can do some work in the mouth. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Marina News Update
by Dave Shearer 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. The MARINA NEWS has been updated at www.gslmarina.com Go to the website and click on the NEWS tab on the top menu. There is a great deal of new information on the site. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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