August 2011 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Anchorage, Cruse, Race
by Dave Shearer 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters, I know many of you are thinking of participating in the Governors Cup race to Antelope Island this weekend. Others of you are planning on cruising up to White Rock Bay for the Balloon Fest and Fireworks show. I have included a new anchorage on www.gslmarina.com It is of the springs off Fremont Island. This would make a great day sail on Sunday. Just go to www.gslmarina.com and highlight the Resource tab then click on the Nav tab. To the White Rock Cruisers: I will have anchorage instructions for White Rock up on the web site by tomorrow evening. To the racers and cruisers who plan on utilizing the Antelope Island Marina. I have included in this email a map of the marina along with recommended docking and anchoring areas. The race buoy (Finish for Saturday and start for Sunday) is an orange buoy located at 41° 03.780 x 112° 21.225 The buoy is about 5 nautical miles west of the marina entrance. The reason I kept it away from the marina is to keep the deeper draft boats from running aground on the Buffalo Reef Complex. This also sets you up for a good approach across the reef to the marina. After rounding the buoy TO STARBOARD, head east keeping yourself at least ¾ mile north of Egg Island as you pass it. Keep sailing until you can clearly see the flag pole of the Ranger Memorial. From here you should be able to see the entrance to the marina. If you have any questions about approaching the marina go to www.gslmarina.com Follow the instructions above to get to NAV page where you can find the instructions for Antelope Island Marina Approach and follow the waypoints AIM8 through AIM12. This should keep you in relatively deep water over the reef and keep you well clear of Egg Island. See the instructions below the map for anchoring and docking. Antelope Island Marina 1.png There is a hump just outside the marina. Take it slow over the bump but there should be enough water to cross it. The mouth of the marina is plenty deep. On the above map you will see two circles with Shallow written in them. Keep clear of these areas. It IS shallow. The blue circle is plenty deep for anchoring if the docks fill up. The dock to the west has two red lines marking shallow slips. Again, they ARE shallow. The further out slips have plenty of water as does the end tie on this dock. The eastern dock has a fair amount of water throughout. The deeper draft boats will need to use the northern end of the dock (east or west side is fine). The shallower draft boats will be able to get all the way in. Do not go down the center between the two docks. There are several shallow areas that are rock. Keep close to the east dock as you go down to select your slip. There is a reciprocity agreement with Antelope Island so you will not have to pay slip rent. The rangers are expecting you. They will be monitoring VHF marine band 16. Cell phone coverage is pretty good at the marina but almost non-existent at White Rock Bay. There is NO reciprocity agreement for bringing cars across the causeway. If you have a ride coming out to pick you up, they will have to pay the standard entrance fee. The weather forecast looks great so far. Hope this information helps. Have a great Labor Day weekend and stay safe. Harbor Master

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Gary West via LinkedIn 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

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Hazard to Navigation & Power Shut-off
by Dave Shearer 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. Promontory Marina was hit with very strong winds and possibly a tornado last night. They have sustained damage. The Harbor Master for Promontory suspects that some debris from the marina may have blown into the lake. Much of this debris is floating debris. If the debris made it into the lake it will be carried into the main body of the lake by the Bear River current and could create a hazard to navigation. Be extra vigilant for the next few weeks when venturing out. Report any debris you may encounter so that it can be removed. The power to the Great Salt Lake Marina will be out all day tomorrow. This is being done so that we can replace the main power transformer. Sorry for the late notice. Harbor Master (the GSL Marina Harbor Master)

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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 19 Aug '11

19 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 13 Aug '11

13 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 09 Aug '11

09 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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