Sail Fest 2018

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, June 14^th

DL Davis Founders Cup 6:00 pm

Friday, June 17^th

Merchandise, Meal & Raffle Ticket Sales 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Friday Night Barbecue

Hamburgers and/or Hot Dogs

$5.00 (per person) includes chips and side of coleslaw

Meal Ticket Sales 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Begin Serving Meals 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Movie on the Lawn

Summer Rental

Meet on the lawn by the pavilion at dusk

Please bring your own blankets, chairs, popcorn or snacks!

Schedule of Events

Saturday, June 17^th

Breakfast

Free Breakfast hosted by:

GSL Yacht Club, GSL Volunteer Emergency Response Team & Utah State Parks

Pancakes and scrambled eggs with diced ham, coffee, juice, and/or milk

Serving Breakfast from 8:30 am to 10:00 am

Meal Ticket sales (Saturday BBQ) 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Merchandise & Raffle Ticket sales 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Meet and Greet

Friends of the Great Salt Lake

Utah Rivers Council

These organizations will have tables set-up from 8:00 am to 10:00 am – please take the time to find out all the amazing things these organizations do to protect the Great Salt Lake

Cardboard Boat Race

Cardboard boats will be launched by the Ranger dock. Spectators will want to gather at the marina pavilion for the best view of the fun and spectacular sinkings.

Registration 10:00 – 10:30 am

Skippers Meeting and launching 10:45 am

Awards Ceremony 11:30 am

NOTE: you are required to remove all of your cardboard from the lake, and get it to the dumpster – please do not drag it across the grass (salt kills grass)

Children’s Activities

12:00 – 4:00 pm

Located on the lawn. Big Kahuna Water Slide (older kids) and Bounce House and Blow-up Slide (younger kids)

$10.00 all afternoon pass - $5.00 children 3 and under

NOTE – Parents must be present when their kids are in the bounce house or the water slides – we will be monitoring the kids, but, please do not leave your kids for us to watch all afternoon :o)

Survivor Challenges

3:00 – 5:00 pm at the YC Pavilion

Saturday Night Barbecue

Kahlua Pork w/sides $15.00

Hamburger & chips (no sides) $5.00

Meal and Raffle Ticket sales begin 3:00 pm

Meals being served at 5:30 pm

Meal service concludes 7:00 pm

Please arrive as early as possible for dinner, although we try to have an adequate amount of food, there is no guarantee late-comers will have a selection of side dishes available. Bottled water will be provided. Please bring any other beverages you would like.

Raffle for Incredible Prizes

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

Buy tickets for $1 each. $1=1 ticket or $10=15 tickets.

Raffle begins 7:00 pm

Evening Entertainment – Live Band

We are lucky to have Utah’s own Whiskey Rebellion playing live just after the evening meal.

Whiskey Rebellion begins playing 8:00 pm

Maybe a Bonfire

Enjoy the closing of the evening around a good, old fashioned bonfire, swap your favorite sailing stories with good friends.

The bonfire will be at the fire pit just south of the marina office

Bonfire begins 10:30 pm

Sunday June 19^th

Breakfast

Free Continental Breakfast hosted by Great Salt Lake Yacht Club and Utah State Parks. Muffins, bagels with cream cheese and yogurt, coffee, juice.

Serving Breakfast from 8:30 am to 10:00 am

Utah Cup Offshore Race

Offshore PHRF race course will be announced at the skippers meeting. Skippers meeting will be at the marina pavilion.

Skippers Meeting 9:00 am

Utah Cup Start 11:00 am

Trophy Presentation 3:30 pm

Just a few of the Raffle Items

ICOM Handheld Flash ‘n Float VHF Marine Radio w/Product Protection Plan (Record Marine, San Diego, CA)

One Month Slip Rent (GSL State Park)

West Marine Sailing Gloves (L) (Record Marine, San Diego, CA)

West Marine Sailing Gloves (M) (Record Marine, San Diego, CA)

Lightspeed Pop-Up Quick Shelter RV $55 (Safety Consortium)

Art Sculptured Book (Hailey Deets-Hansen)

(4) Set of 4 3/8” Dock Lines (Safety Consortium)

(Cute!) Reusable Tote Bags

Insulated Cooler Bags

GSL Chart $20.00 (GSLYC)

Great Salt Lake History Book (GSLYC)

Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman)

Great Clips Gift Baskets (Jackie & Jerry Harwood)

+ more being added every day

Many thanks to all of our sponsors & supporters!

Financial support from Rock & Christy Simpson

Tiffany Jackson for preparing our wonderful food!

Ryan Schilder for furnishing the movie & sound equipment!

Volunteer Search & Rescue Team for cooking breakfast!

Suzette Boland for this year’s logo and t-shirt design!

Great Salt Lake Institute for providing volunteers!

And many, many thanks to everyone who donated raffle prizes!

Janet Robins

Commodore