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THANK YOU
by Dave Shearer 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

Crane Days are big endeavors. It also takes a lot of volunteers from the marina community to make them happen. THANK YOU, to all those that took time off to help get your neighbor's boats out of the water! Dave

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Dave Taylor Memorial
by Dave Shearer 06 Jun '21

06 Jun '21

As many of you may already know Dave Taylor died last Friday, May 28. He was able to take care of himself and participate in life until the week before he died. In fact, a week before he died, he played bridge with some friends and bid and made a grand slam. He is grateful to all of you for your friendship over many years. There will be a party to celebrate his life at the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club on June 19th at 3:00 p.m. I hope all of you can come. If you have pictures of David, please bring them to the party. I know we would all like to see them. If you know people that cared about David that are not on this email list, please invite them as well.

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 31 May '21

31 May '21

Just a reminder that Crane Day is this Thursday and Friday. We will probably have another one two weeks after that as the marina is getting VERY shallow now. If you have a four foot draft or more you will want to get your mast down very soon. It is also starting to get shallow at the mast crane. Thanks Dave

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Sad News
by Dave Shearer 29 May '21

29 May '21

Sad news for the Great Salt Lake Community Dave Ghizzone’s son, Travis, passed away suddenly at Dave’s home Thursday morning. Dave and Travis have been a constant presence at Great Salt Lake for the past several years taking people out on the lake on Sunset and sharing their passion for our wonderful lake. I know the community supports Dave in this heartfelt moment Sent from my iPhone

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 29 May '21

29 May '21

Sad news tonight. Long time Great Salt Lake sailor, Dave Taylor, died peacefully today after a long battle with cancer. Dave was a great friend to all if us, devotes so much of his time to the community and was a large presence on the lake since the 1980’s. He will be missed Sent from my iPhone

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Road to the Marina
by Dave Shearer 27 May '21

27 May '21

We had the road base regraded yesterday removing all the potholes. The road is in much better shape now. We hope this temporary fix holds out while we continue to maneuver the FEMA grant to get additional funds to repair the whole road. Thanks Dave

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Pardon Our Dust
by Dave Shearer 24 May '21

24 May '21

Starting tomorrow there will be some travel restrictions in the north parking lot of the marina (from the entry station to the visitor center) as we cut out and patch areas of the parking lot that have come potholed. Also, I do know how bad all the potholes are in the road base of the frontage road. We continue to move forward with all the requirements FEMA dictates for federal funding to repair the road. This will still take some time. But, in the meantime, we are working on filling in the potholes and grading the road base to make a smoother gravel road. We HOPE this work also starts this week. Thanks Dave

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CANE DAY RESCHEDULED
by Dave Shearer 19 May '21

19 May '21

With next week being a holiday weekend, I have moved the crane day to Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4. I hope that works for everyone. Dave

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CRANE DAY - POSTPONED
by Dave Shearer 19 May '21

19 May '21

This has been a tough decision, knowing how it affects everyone. But, after consulting with the National Weather Service today, I feel it is the safest decision to postpone crane day. There will NOT be a crane day tomorrow or Friday. The NWS synopsis is iffy saying the weather will be nice tomorrow but could be windy depending on where this storm decides to pass over Utah tomorrow. And Friday's forecast for crane day is still showing significant wind. Goal number one for crane day is to have everyone pull their boats SAFELY. Based on current water levels, we can afford to postpone crane day for a week or two. The disadvantage is that it puts more pressure to get the remaining boats out of the marina in a shorter time span. I do understand how this decision affects everyone, with work schedules and your normal lives. I will work on an alternative date. One option is to do it next Thursday and Friday but I don't know if that is going to work for many considering Memorial Day weekend. The other option is to hold it in roughly two weeks. I am open to feedback. Dave

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CRANE DAY - FRUSTRATING FORECAST
by Dave Shearer 18 May '21

18 May '21

This has been a painful year for all of us in the Great Salt Lake community. Covid, low lake levels keeping us from our favorite pastime, and almost no snowpack for spring runoff so it is now necessary to even pull our boats from our beloved lake. Now, as the sailing community tries to move forward to pull boats and make other plans for sailing at other water venues, the forecast is not cooperating. We will have to watch the forecast very closely and make a final call tomorrow but it may be necessary to cancel crane days this week as the most current forecast is calling for winds 15 to 25 with occasional gusts over 40mph. The wind limit to safely pull boats is about 15mph. After that it can become too dangerous to try and control a boat dangling in the air from crane straps. I know everyone has made special arrangements with work and other schedules to make this crane day happen. I know how disappointing it is to even have to pull your boats. But I know we all want to do this difficult task safely. I will continue to look at the forecast and make a call one way or the other either tonight or tomorrow. Dave

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