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North Shore Cruise
by LANCE FAIRBANKS 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

Dear Cruisers, Please find attached a Flyer for the North Shore Cruise, which coincides with the annual Antelope Island and Stampede and the Governor's Cup. This is a traditional event during Labor Day weekend. If anyone would like to coordinate Cruising Up-lake with another Sailboat, please contact me at your first convenience. I've got contacts; there is no contest, no cost and no commitment. And as always, Cruises are contingent upon the Weather. Please consult www.gslmarina.com > resources> navigation> anchorages> Antelope Island Marina Sail fast, Sail slow, Lance Fairbanks, Cruising Director p.s. and thank you everyone for making the Tropics Cruise a great success, the biggest Raft-up since, since, since...

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Anchorages and Marina News
by Dave Shearer 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. More anchorages have been added to www.gslmarina.com Just highlight Resources of the main menu and then click on Nav The anchorages will be listed on the left hand side of the page. The Marina News has also been updated. There is a lot of new information there about upcoming plans. And we need your help. We have a trailer in Secured Dry Storage. It is a small trailer with only four pads. We do not have a contract for this trailer and do not know who it belongs to. Does anyone know? If we cannot identify the owner the trailer will be removed from the marina. We have other people waiting to bring their trailers in. Thanks for your help Harbormaster

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Governor Cup Race
by Dave Shearer 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users IF YOU ARE NOT A RACER FEEL FREE TO DELETE THIS MESSAGE> For those of you that are thinking of racing the Governor's cup and would like to return to the traditional race where we raced from the GSL marina to the Antelope marina, I have been checking depths at the Antelope Marina and I think the race is doable. There is one hump just outside the Antelope Island Marina entrance that is 6.8' The rest of the area is nearly 8' Inside the marina, if you favor the breakwater side as you approach the docks, the water is plenty deep. The end ties of the first dock is about 8' Most of the slips on the smaller east dock are 6.8' to 6.1' as you get closer to the parking lot. We are likely going to drop about 0.4' between now and the Governor's cup. That will still leave enough depth for boats to utilize slips or anchor in the marina. It just depends on how many boats race and how many boats use the marina as a cruising base. The slips will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Now it is up to you and the race chair to decide what you want to do. Harbormaster.

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More anchorages and maps
by Dave Shearer 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users, I have now added Cradle Bay Anchorage to the website. And because you asked, I have now added some maps that show where some of these anchorages are. The maps that have been added so far are: . Antelope Island North Anchorages . Antelope Island South Anchorages . Fremont Island Anchorages . Stansbury Island Anchorages. Other maps that will be coming soon are: . Carrington Island Anchorages . Causeway Anchorages . Carrington Bay Anchorages Many of the anchorages shown on the maps are not on the web site yet. They will be soon. I'm still working on them. Expect to see anchorages for Fremont Island next. This will include the springs Harbormaster

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More anchorages
by Dave Shearer 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users, I have added three more anchorages to the web site. They are: . Goggins . Pass Canyon . Ben Allen Canyon Pass Canyon and Ben Allen Canyon anchorages are both on the same link and they are my favorite anchorages on the lake. Go to www.gslmarina.comm highlight the Resources tab and then click on Nav. Anchorages are listed on the left hand side of the page. Many many more anchorages are coming. Harbormaster

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Lake Level / Construction / Anchorages
by Dave Shearer 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Lake Level Report I have had a few requests to publish a final Lake Level report in email format. So here it is. We had a phenomenal year! In fact it was historic. The last record rise for Great Salt Lake was in the mid 1980's and it was 4.75' rise. The previous year of 1983 was the record rise of 4.7'. We came up 4.9' this year! We started out the water year (October through May) with a low water level of 4193.6'. This was the closest we have been to the record lows of the early 1960's. Several boats were stuck in their slips with keels firmly buried in the mud including my Capri 30 this winter. In fact during the negative storm surges of November we had boats lifting up out of their slips. I have some great photos of this. But this winter was a banner year. It was even historic in some areas of the Great Salt Lake drainage area. Snowbird still has snow. We still have a lot of water coming into the lake through the three main tributaries. Currents are still running stronger than normal for this time of year. Yet evaporation is now happening at a greater rate than runoff coming in. The other factor impacting our lake level is that there is water running under the causeway breach again filling the north half. Luckily we are nearing a normal balance between the north and south halves of Great Salt Lake. Our "normal" balance is the south half being one foot higher than the north half. We have finally achieved that. This spring it was 1.5' difference. The lake topped off late June at 4198.5' and maintained that level till mid July. This was very good. We normally top off mid may and begin the descent by early June at the latest. This later date of being stabilized means many less evaporation days for the lake. Normally we rise two feet from mid November to mid May. Then we drop two feet early June to early November. This year we came up 4.9' and will likely only loose 1.6' for a low lake level of 4196.9' mid November. That will be a net gain from last November of 3.3'. That is absolutely awesome! If my calculations are correct, that will mean a lake level at the mouth of the marina of 7.2' rather than the 3.9' of last November. It's all about the sunspots! Construction Update The construction crew was hoping to have the electricity run to the new building before this weekend and have the parking lot patched. This will not happen. The parking lot will have a gaping hole through the weekend. But you can still access the south half of the marina by a sliver of parking area near the grass. Please do not park in the stalls near the grass as this may block access for slip renters in the southern half of the parking lot. The patch across the road should be completed early next week. It will also be necessary to turn the power off to the whole marina in order to connect the new transformer. This is not scheduled yet but is likely to be in about three weeks. The power will need to be off for at least a day. I will keep you posted on the plans to kill the electricity when we get closer to an actual date. Anchorages I'm still working on anchorages for the web site. I should have Cradle Bay, Pass Canyon Springs, Sandy Beach Bay and Crystal Bay done by tonight or tomorrow. If there is an anchorage you would like me to add, please let me know. Harbormaster

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More anchorages at gslmarina.com
by Dave Shearer 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I have added two more anchorages to www.gslmarina.com They are Indian Bay and Unicorn Point. To view these anchorages go to www.gslmarina.com and highlight the Resource tab of the main menu. Then click on the Nav tab. Please feel free to view all the anchorages and critique them as I am not my best proof reader. I will try to have Cradle Bay and Miera Spit/Picture Rock done by the end of the weekend. Thanks Harbormaster.

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by GARY WEST 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

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by GARY WEST 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

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FW: TROPICS CRUISE - EARDLY SPIT
by LANCE FAIRBANKS 25 Jul '11

25 Jul '11

Hello Islanders, Please see the attached flyer for the Tropics Cruise to Eardly Spit, Saturday-Sunday, August 13-14, 2011, the official Summer Cruise of the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club. You may also see the flyer at www.gslyc.org. This year we have an event Sponsor - Bula Beverage, a relaxation drink like that enjoyed in the South Pacific. And we also have an event Partner - Utah Paddle Surfing. We anticipate serveral paddle boarders to attend. Feel free to visit their websites - links below.^ The schedule is pretty relaxed - weather permitting - Raft-up Saturday Afternoon... into the Evening! Otherwise come and go as you wish. And if you want to get to the Spit, try a paddle board! For those who have not been to the Spit, or have not been there for some time... Dave Shearer, Harbormaster has provided some good information about the Eardly Spit Anchorages, available at www.gslmarina.com, Resources, Nav, Anchorages, etc..* Please let me know if you are interested in attending, and if you have extra space for a few paddle boarders to ride along. Questions? Feel free to contact me at primexchange(a)msn.com or 801-209-3820. Bula my friends, Lance Fairbanks Cruising Co-Director, Great Salt Lake Yacht Club ^http://bulabeverage.com/ ^ http://utahpaddlesurfing.com/ *http://www.gslmarina.com/EardleySpitAnchorages/tabid/158/Default.aspx If you no longer wish to receive emails about crusing - you may reply - remove.

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