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Water to the Docs
by Dave Shearer 10 Apr '24

10 Apr '24

We have had a cold spring which has delayed turning the water on to the docks by a couple weeks. It is now warming up and we plan on turning the water to the docks within the next week. Thank you, for your patience. Dave

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OPENING DAY / BLESSING OF THE FLEET
by Dave Shearer 10 Apr '24

10 Apr '24

It has been some years since there has been an OPENING DAY celebration at the Great Salt Lake. Covid or low water have hindered being able to hold the event. So here we go OPENING DAY 2024 - Great Salt Lake State Park This event is for the whole marina community and their guests. Saturday, May 4th at the Great Salt Lake Marina. 10am Skippers Meeting at Marina Patio followed by the Blessing by our own Leroy Carter 10:30 Boat Parade - Instructions will be at the Skippers Meeting but the parade will start at navigation buoys R2 and G1 leading back into the marina. Boats will come back into the marina and pass near E dock for individual boat blessings Noon will begin Lawn Games and events held by Great Salt Lake Row (more details to follow in the next day or two) Exclusive Excursions will be offering boat tours on their pontoon boats and will also have a taco vendor out where food can be purchased. Food includes street tacos, burritos and quesadillas. 1pm through the afternoon - for those that need to raise their masts and need a little help or guidance there will be a Mast-Raising Party. Come help others or get help yourself raising your mast and rigging your boats. This event will include the rowing group and the sailors and any other group that wants to participate. Hope to see you all there

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Friends looking for boats
by Andre Shoumatoff 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Hi all, Andre (and Nicole) here who bought Bry Pratt's boat. We've been out something like 7X already and will be out again tonight.. Here's a video from last thursday (night before the storm)... He wasn't filming when the bow was crashing into 4' waves and it was pushing 16+ knots --- what a riot!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNa_xVR7YDo Anyway, we have a few friends who are transplants and younger (30's) to SLC who say they are looking for boats. I'm turning into my own little Ron Rowley and helping them out... One I think will buy Marylyn's beautiful brown Ranger 26 tonight with luck assuming the boat meets her needs. For anyone else thinking of selling or trying to get rid of their boat, let me know! (( By *emailing me direct -- *or text - number below)... thank you!! _______________________ Andre Luis Shoumatoff (435) 631-0021 Cell

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CRANE DAY IS SET!
by Dave Shearer 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Crane Day is SET. Thursday, April 25. Plan to be here at 8am at the latest. Make sure you have a way to get your boat to the crane-in spot. (more details to come) Make sure you have a way to get your boat to the slip. Make sure to have the help you need MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR REQUIRED DEPOSIT IN this week! Those that do not have a deposit in will be removed from the Crane List and the cost of the crane will be based on the number of boats still on the list. Here is the current list: Olsen, Mike (deposit needed) Wardle, Chad (deposit PAID) Grillone, Virgil (deposit needed) Malmborg, Adam (deposit needed) Wilkinson, CJ (deposit needed) Green, Mike (deposit needed) Merseth, Melissa (deposit needed) Bonfiglio, Jme (deposit needed) Schoenfeld, Jim (deposit needed) Reich, Paul (deposit needed) Doll, Drew (deposit needed) Stradling, Frank (deposit needed) Maedgen, Landon (deposit needed) Oswald, Dave (deposit needed) Christensen, Dave (deposit needed) Stilwell, Austin (deposit PAID) Cowan, Chris (deposit PAID) Galway, Mike (deposit needed) Burton, Troy (deposit needed) Thanks Dave

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STORM DAMAGE
by Dave Shearer 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Top recorded gust at the marina today was 97mph but I suspect we had higher gusts. There IS some damage to personal property. A more extensive report will follow but here is some of the damage: * Braden Fuller - "Crazy Turtle" A Cal 225 has tipped over backward and blown partially off its trailer. * Merseth Capri 25 has tipped backwards but is still on its trailer It has been pushed into other boats. * Greiner, Catalina 27 "French Roast" tipped over and laying on the ground. * Exclusive Excursions trailer blew off the parking lot and now upside down on the beach. * Dennis Hartley, Coronado 15 - Tipped over again * Jared Larson - Capri 25 "Orion" tipped backward * "Sunset" Dinner boat - partially pushed off the trailer. Trailer severely damaged. * Jim Brice - Mainsail out of its cover * "Pegasus" Mast is blown mostly off the top of the boat. THIS IS THE FIRST OF STORM DAMAGE REPORTS. WE ARE STILL WALKING THE DOCK AND PARK TO CHECK FOR OTHER DAMAGE. STAY TUNED

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STORM DAMAGE REPORT #1
by Dave Shearer 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Top recorded gust at the marina today was 97mph but I suspect we had higher gusts. There IS some damage to personal property. A more extensive report will follow but here is some of the damage: * Braden Fuller - "Crazy Turtle" A Cal 225 has tipped over backward and blown partially off its trailer. * Merseth Capri 25 has tipped backwards but is still on its trailer It has been pushed into other boats. * Greiner, Catalina 27 "French Roast" tipped over and laying on the ground. * Exclusive Excursions trailer blew off the parking lot and now upside down on the beach. * Dennis Hartley, Coronado 15 - Tipped over again * Jared Larson - Capri 25 "Orion" tipped backward * "Sunset" Dinner boat - partially pushed off the trailer. Trailer severely damaged. * Jim Brice - Mainsail out of its cover * "Pegasus" Mast is blown mostly off the top of the boat. THIS IS THE FIRST OF STORM DAMAGE REPORTS. WE ARE STILL WALKING THE DOCK AND PARK TO CHECK FOR OTHER DAMAGE. STAY TUNED

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STORM DAMAGE - BOATS IN PARKING LOT
by Dave Shearer 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Earlier this week I sent out an email regarding Crane Day and boats in the parking lot. If you have a boat in the parking lot it is time to make some decisions. As I have said before, the parking lot was only meant to be a short-term solution for storage until we figured out what was going to happen with lake levels. Well the lake has come up now and boats can get back into the lake. To be honest with you, many boats and/or trailers in the parking lot, just aren't being maintained. Three of the boats that tipped over in the last wind storm did so because their cockpits were full of water. Once the strong winds hit, the extra weight in the back of the boats caused them to tip over backward. All three of these boats are now a hazard to the general public. We also need the parking lot space back for several reasons. So it is time to make some decisions about your boats that are in the parking lot. They must either go back in the water or they must be relocated someplace other than Great Salt Lake State Park. If the lake drops again and it is necessary to pull boats again we can revisit the storage question. But we can't continue to store the boats in the parking lot when they could be in the water. Thank you Dave

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MARINA CLOSED - HIGH WINDS - STAY AWAY
by Dave Shearer 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

We are getting gusts just below 100mph. PARK IS CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

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CRANE DAY - UPDATE - IMPORTANT
by Dave Shearer 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THOSE ON THE CRANE LIST. 1. I'm trying to finalize the date for Crane Day. I know MANY of you have asked me to postpone crane day because weather has delayed people getting their boats done in time. Sometime today or tomorrow I hope to tie down a date but it will most likely be between April 23rd to April 26th. So please plan accordingly. 2. I will need Boat Slip Leases from everyone going in to a slip. I will also need a copy of your CURRENT registration (MANDATORY by LAW) and a copy of proof of insurance. Boat Slip Lease and Autopay form are attached to this email. Get them back to me ASAP. I will need them BEFORE you put your boat in the water. DO NOT SEND THEM BACK TO ME AS A REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. DOING SO WILL SEND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO EVERYONE. Send it in a separate email thread to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com<mailto:harbormaster@gslmarina.com> or bring them by my office (you can also send it snail mail). 3. Please check the list below to make sure you are on the list. If you are on the list but DO NOT PLAN to go in, please let me know ASAP so I can cancel your reservation. Understand that I have changed this a bit as I/we have been burned in the past. The cost of the crane depends on how many owners/boats are on the list. The more boats we have the cheaper the crane is for everyone. If there are 15 boats on the list then the price is based on those 15 boats. But when we set the price and then have boats/owners that don't show up, the cost goes up for everyone (happens every crane day and it is a BIG headache). So this year we are going to have a non-refundable deposit to be on the crane list to keep prices reasonable and not to shock people afterwards with a price increase. The non-refundable deposit is $75.00 that goes towards the cost of your crane. If you are on the list and don't show up on crane day you forfeit that deposit as it will go to still pay the crane and keep costs down. You can call me to make arrangements for the crane deposit. 4. Please make sure you have plenty of help to get your boat in the water. We just don't have the volunteer base that we used to. If you can't be here on crane day you must make sure someone is here to be responsible for your boat. This is how we used to do things before five years ago. Everyone was responsible for their own boat and making sure they had the help they needed to get their boat in the water. 5. MAKE SURE YOUR MOTOR WORKS or YOU HAVE GOOD PADDLES. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING YOUR BOAT TO YOUR ASSIGNED SLIP. 6. If you ARE willing to donate some time to the community and volunteer to help out on crane day please let me know. We have pretty well burned through past volunteers. 7. If you aren't planning on putting your boat back in the marina this year and your boat is being stored in the parking lot you need to start thinking of alternate storage areas. We do not plan to store boats in the parking lot moving forward. CRANE LIST Olson, Mike - Catalina 25 (deposit needed) Wardle, Chad - Hunter 30 (deposit needed) Grillone, Virgil - Ranger 23 (deposit needed) Malmborg, Adam - Catalina 25 (deposit needed) Wilkinson, CJ - Newport 30 (deposit needed) Green, Mike - (deposit needed) Merseth, Melissa - Capri 25 (deposit needed) Bonfiglio, Jme - Newport 24 (deposit needed) Schoenfeld, Jim - O'Day 28 (deposit needed) Reich, Paul - Catalina 30 (deposit needed) Doll, Drew - Moore 24 (deposit needed) Stradling, Frank - Catalina 34 (deposit needed) Maedgen, Landon - O'Day 25 (deposit needed) Oswald, Dave - Catalina 25 (deposit needed) Christensen, Dave - Catalina 25 (deposit needed) Stilwell, Austin - Catalina 27 (deposit needed) Cowan, Chris - Catalina 27 (deposit needed) Now I know some of this email comes across a bit harsh. But on a brighter note, the lake continues to come up A LOT. The mouth of the marina is over 5 feet deep now and should come up another 2 feet. We have lots of activities planned for this year starting with Opening Day/Blessing of the fleet. The Eardley Spit Cruise is coming back. There is a group planning on holding a large event somewhat reminiscent of SAILFEST mid-June (more details to follow as soon as I hear). And Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is coming back. Get out and enjoy the lake! Dave

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CRANE DAY - UPDATE
by Dave Shearer 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

I am working on finalizing the new CRANE DATE. But I need to conform some information before setting the exact date. Expect sometime mid to later April. Here are the people that I have on the Crane Day List. If your name is on this list and shouldn't be - let me know. If your name is NOT on the list but should be - let me know. This is very important to bringing out the right sized crane and mapping out the placement of the crane. Olsen - Catalina 25 Wardle - Hunter 30 Grillone - Ranger 23 Malmborg - Catalina 25 Wilkinson - Newport 30 Green - Merseth - Capri 25 Bonfiglio - Newport 24 Schoenfeld - O'Day 28 Reich - Catalina 30 Doll - Moore 24 Stradling - Catalina 34 Maedgen - If you have a boat that is in the parking lot but are not planning to crane in, you MAY need to decide what to do with your boat. The parking lot was never intended to be long-term storage. Eventually we will need to reclaim the parking lot as we need to repair it as well as we are just running out of parking stalls during the summer. Please get back to me about the above list ASAP so I can set the final crane day. Lake levels are looking very good this year! Snowpack is over 120% with most of the snow yet to come down. It has nowhere to go but Great Salt Lake this year. Dave

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