Sail Fest 2016
Gilligan’s Island
Rescue from the Parking Lot
Schedule of Events
Parking – you MUST mention SAILFEST for free parking
Wednesday, June 15th
DL Davis Founders Cup 6:00 pm
Friday, June 17th
Merchandise, Meal & Raffle Ticket Sales 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday Night Barbecue
Hamburgers and/or Hot Dogs
$5.00 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
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
Meet by the pavilion at dusk
Bonfire
Located south of the marina office
Bonfire begins 10:30 pm
Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 18th
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) 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Merchandise & Raffle Ticket sales 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Cardboard Boat Race
Cardboard boats will be launched by the Ranger dock. Spectators will want to gather at the marina pavilion or on “E” dock for the best view of the fun and spectacular sinkings.
Please have life jackets on your kids who are participating.
Registration 10:30 am
Skippers Meeting and launching 10:45 am
Awards Ceremony 11:30 am
Trophies for First Place, Most Amazing (Unique or Original) Boat Design and finally, the Most Spectacular Sinking!
NOTE – YOU are responsible for removing your boat and all cardboard from the lake and getting it to the dumpster
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Learn to Row
Learn to Row, sponsored by the GSL Rowing Association
Sign up at the Yacht Club Pavilion – because of the limited seats on their boats, you will need to sign up for different times during the day – sign up early for the best choice
of times during the day
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Friends of the Great Salt Lake
Friends of the Great Salt Lake will be at the Yacht Club Pavilion all day with literature and educational hands on activities for kids. Great educational opportunity for the whole
family! Without the efforts of THIS organization to save the GSL, there is a very good chance we would not have a lake to sail on. Please come learn about their efforts and how we can support them as a sailing community.
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Children’s Activites
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Located on the lawn. All-afternoon pass for $10, children 3 and under $5.00
Bounce House and Blow up Slide (younger kids), Pirate Ship Water Slide (older kids).
Kid’s Sail Painting – we will have a sail available for the kids to paint on all afternoon, when it’s done we will put it up on display for the rest of the weekend (we will have
some T-shirts to throw on over the kids clothes, but, older clothes you wouldn’t mind paint on would be encouraged – you know that kids can still manage to get paint in the strangest places)
Sidewalk Chalk Art – we will have sidewalk chalk available for the kids to show off their artistic abilities on the sidewalks
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)
Saturday Night Barbecue
Steaks, boneless chicken breasts w/sides $15.00 or 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 Marmalade Chill playing live just after the evening meal.
Marmalade Chill begins playing 8:00 pm
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 19th
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 9:30 am
Utah Cup Start 11:00 am
Trophy Presentation 3:30 pm
Just a few of the Raffle Items
Keeper Sports Scott Burke Stand-up 10’6” Paddleboard, RV $579.00 (Ski N’ See)
Uniden VHF Marine Band Radio, RV $150.00 (A Rock Prop)
Inflatable PFD, RV $150 (West Marine)
Bunn Coffee Maker (Lowe’s)
Patagonia $50.00 Gift Card (Dennis Hartley)
Eddie Bauer $50.00 Gift Card (Dennis Hartley)
Texas Road House $15.00 Gift Card
Texas Road House $30.00 Gift Card
Left Fork Grill $25.00 Gift Card
Red Rock Brewery $25.00 Gift Certificate & Gift Basket
Dock Lines (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $18.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $18.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $18.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $20.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $24.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $24.00 (Robertson Marine)
Sunglasses $24.00 (Robertson Marine)
West Marine Buffer $35.00 (Ron Rowley)
GSL Chart $20.00 (GSLYC)
Flamingo Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman)
Skull & Crossbones Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman)
Blue Canvas Tote $28.00 (The Safety Consortium)
Deluxe Rolling Shopper Bag $33.00 (The Safety Consortium)
+ more being added every day
Many thanks to all of our sponsors & supporters!
Janet Robins
GSLYC Commodore