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Long Term Weather
by Dave Shearer 02 May '17

02 May '17

I just pulled up the National Weather Service long-term forecast. It shows the whole state of Utah (western United States) is completely out of the drought! Well that was a no brainer. It also is forecasting a wetter-than normal spring, summer and fall. If the forecast holds true We may be in for another good water year. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Dredging Info - Additional Dredging
by Dave Shearer 02 May '17

02 May '17

Some more money has been found for dredging the Great Salt Lake Marina. It is not a lot of money but it looks to be enough to dredge an additional 21 slips. I hope to announce specific details sometime Thursday. Dredging goes well. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Updates
by Dave Shearer 02 May '17

02 May '17

With so many boats back in the water there is so much that can be done again. This weekend the Yacht Club is hosting Opening Day ceremonies. This includes 10am skippers meeting / 11:30 buoy races / 1pm RC Sailboat Racing / 3:30pm Opening Day prayer / 4pm Blessing of the fleet to begin at the end of K dock. / 5:30pm Kentucky Derby Social sand Dinner. (There will be no dredging work this Saturday so you can get out all day for sailing, racing. Wednesday Night Racing starts Wednesday, May 10th at 6pm. June 10th is the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise. More information to follow but put the date on your calendar. June 16-18 is SAILFEST. Also, with all this water coming our way, all those traditional anchorages around the lake are becoming accessible again. This includes Indian Bay, Cradle Bay, Crystal Bay, White Rock Bay, Pass Canyon Springs, and others. Visit the RESOURCES page of www.gslmarina.com <http://www.gslmarina.com> for information on anchorages. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Depth
by Dave Shearer 01 May '17

01 May '17

It is just shy of 6 feet at the mouth of the marina! And that is without dredging! 7.7 feet in the deep channel in the sallowest areas. Soon it will be deep enough for four foot drafts to follow the REEF CHANNEL over the reef. Does anyone remember being able to go over the REEF CHANNEL straight out to the lake? (except Paul Harrison?) Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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DREDGING UPDATE
by Dave Shearer 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

Just a quick update on dredging. The dredgers estimate they are just shy of 50% complete with dredging work. They feel they are on schedule or just ahead of being on schedule. Depths between C and D dock are approaching 10 feet deep. That is our target depth for all areas being dredged based on a lake level of 4195.5'. So we hope to see depths in the dredged areas of around 11.5' or more after spring runoff tops off late June or early July. I expect the lake will drop 1 to 1.5 feet by fall leaving us with a depth of 10' in the dredged areas. This is day 18 of the actual dredging work. They hope to be complete with all dredging work by early to mid-June. In the meeting today the dredgers talked about some of the interesting things they are finding on the bottom of the marina. Lots of carpet. And interestingly a LOT of bow lights. Crane Day is May 25. We have a VERY limited amount of slips available. So if you are even thinking of going in May 25 you better contact me quick to check on availability of slips. Otherwise you will have to wait until dredging work is complete and docks are re-assembled. Please remember that we will need EVERY boat to go back in the water within 30 days of dredging completion or make arrangements to move the boat to another storage facility. This does not include boats that were already in storage before we had to pull boats. Great Salt Lake Yacht Club is hosting their OPENING DAY ceremonies on Saturday, May 6. The dredgers will shut down for the day to accommodate all the activities. The yacht club also starts their Wednesday night series on May 10th. Please take note that the dredgers will not shut down operations on Wednesday's until 6:30pm. A full list of activities for the Yacht Club can be found at www.gslyc.org <http://www.gslyc.org> . Also remember that the Harbor Master Eardley Spit cruise will be Saturday, June 10th. Mark that on your calendar. This is always a great event. Maybe we can plan a barbecue for this year. One more note on dredging. They plan to start working on the mouth of the marina very soon. When this happens it will be necessary to close all boat traffic in and out of the marina for the few days that this work is taking place. Sundays are always a good day to go sailing as there will be no dredging work on Sundays. This is going to be a great year! Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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3 FEET!
by Dave Shearer 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

3 FEET! That is how much the lake has come up since December 31st! To give you some perspective we normally only come up 2 feet during the WHOLE spring runoff. Last year, during that same period of time, we came up 0.3 feet. Snowpack for the Great Salt Lake Drainage area today is 147% with the Bear River, our most important tributary, being 164% The snowpack continues to climb. Upper level snowpack hasn't started coming down yet. Direct precipitation is 163% since January 1. We have 5.6 feet of depth at the marina mouth (without dredging). And we may potentially see as much as 2 more feet of lake level rise before runoff is over. Seriously! It is time to think about getting your boats ready to go back into the lake. We only have a limited amount of slips still available on the May 25 crane day but dredging will be done late June. It is time to go sailing! Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Water Strategy Advisory Committee
by Janet Robins 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Remember the Water Strategy Advisory Team sneaky, closed door, not open for public comment meetings from last year? A lot of people who are concerned for the Bear River and the Great Salt Lake rallied last year, and got some 'limited' ability to have their comments heard. It appeared temporarily that the public outcry worked, and this year, legislation for the Bear River project was very low (probably because they got their funding last year with the passing of SB 80) - but it appears as if stuff is still going on behind closed doors that could spell disaster for the Great Salt Lake. Please read this article http://www.standard.net/Government/2017/03/01/Governor-s-water-committee-op… Janet Robins Commodore, GSLYC

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Dredging / Crane Day
by Harbormaster 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

There is now 5.5 feet of water in the shallowest part of the mouth. Catalina 30's are getting out on the lake. Dredging is working VERY well. They have about 8.5 feet of depth in the areas of the marina that have been dredged. And we still have a LOT of water heading our way. It is time to start getting boats back in the water. We still have some slips available pre-dredging completion. If you want to go back in on the May 25 crane please let me know ASAP so a slip can be blocked for you. Thanks Dave

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GSLYC Sailfest Cardboard Boat Races
by Janet Robins 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

What can YOU make out of Cardboard & Duct Tape???? The annual GSLYC cardboard boat races are Saturday June 17, 2017. It's time to start thinking about doing some dumpster diving, cardboard collecting, duct tape acquiring and letting those sparkly creative ideas manifest themselves into a boat! EVERYTHING is possible - over the years we have seen Viking ships, mermaids, kayaks, pirate ships, Hawaiian outriggers... so no boat design is off limits (but the rules and guidelines must be followed!) The cardboard boat rules and guidelines are attached to this email. [cid:image003.jpg@01D2B902.F8789190] Have fun! Janet Robins GSLYC Commodore

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Lake Level / Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

We hit 4195' msl today. That means we have come up 2.8 feet since our low in December. We normally only come up 2 feet for the whole year. And we still have a lot of water heading our way. There is 5.4 feet of water at the shallowest part of the mouth. Catalina 30's can get out again. It is time to get boats back in the water. The next Crane Day is May 25. Slip space is somewhat limited. If you are planning on going back in now is the time to get on the crane list. Remember that ALL boats will need to go back in or be removed from the parking lot once dredging is complete. And don't forget that the Yacht Club is hosting Opening Day and Blessing of the fleet the first Saturday of May. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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