November 2013 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

2014 GSL Slip Contract
by Dave Shearer 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters, By now you should have received an email with your new slip contracts and dry storage contracts. Please remember that all contracts and credit card autopay forms expire at the end of this year and must be renewed. Only those that renew their contracts will get the new gate keys, gate codes and parking passes. If you did not get an email with your new contract we either have a bad email address for you or your past-due balance is too high and we will need you to make arrangements to pay the balance down ASAP or arranged to have your boat and/or trailer removed before December 31st. If your past-due balance is not cleared up by that time your boat will be considered abandoned and will be removed from the marina. Also, mark your calendars. The Bottom-Of-The-Pit Chili party is Saturday, December 21st at the Great Salt Lake Marina 11am to 3pm. Bring out your best chili recipe. See good friends. And celebrate the shortest day of the year and the coming of a new sailing season. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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LAST CALL Turkey Fest & Bob Retires
by Dave Shearer 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. This is a last call for RSVP's for the Turkey Fest. The weather forecast looks good and we have had quite a few RSVP's for the 19th annual Dave's Turkey Fest. Thank you for all those RSVPs> If you haven't yet RSVP'd please do so now so I know how many turkeys to buy. Also, after 20 years of service Bob Rosell has retired from State Parks and is no longer a Ranger at Great Salt Lake Marina. Bob will be at the Turkey fest to say goodbye to all of us. Please come out and send him off with all your good wishes and best "Bob" stories. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Wind Event and Clarification
by Dave Shearer 14 Nov '13

14 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I have been watching the weather models for this weekend. One model is showing some significant wind for Saturday as well as temperatures dropping below freezing as the front passes over the Great Salt Lake. Have you winterized your boats? Have you checked your dock lines? We have one boat in jeopardy of sinking right now because of clogged cockpit scuppers and a cockpit filling with water. We have tried to contact the owner but have not heard back from him. We average about one boat a year sunk in the slip. Usually this is due to a clogged scupper. Winter is fast approaching. Time to make sure your boat and dock lines are ready. Also, there seems to be some confusion about slip contracts. We sent an email out about a week ago so that slip renters could update their information we have on file. THIS WAS NOT THE SLIP CONTRACT. Most of you were able to update your information successfully. Others have not had information change and have no reason to respond to this email. And others tried to update the information but were not able to do so. We do not know what happened here. I am looking into it. The slip contracts have NOT BEEN EMAILED yet. They will start going out this weekend by email in batches and should have been sent to all slip renters by early to mid-next week. Please follow the instructions in the email to send your contracts and credit card autopay forms back in. If you have any questions on the slip contracts or autopay forms please feel free to email me or call. And if you would prefer that we send you a contract by USPS rather than email please let me know (email dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> ) and I will be happy to send one to you. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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New GSL Employee
by Dave Shearer 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users. I'm happy to announce we have a new employee at Great Salt Lake. Laurie Stickler joined our staff this week and will be working here full time. Laurie joins us from the Region office where she has many years experience in parks operations. Laurie will be assisting in the daily functions of the park as well as manning the visitor center and gift store. Her office will be located at the VC which will allow you to make slip payments at the VC if the office is closed. She is a wealth of information and she is excited to join our team. Laurie's title will be Park Ops supervisor. Please welcome her aboard when you get a chance. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Slip Contract Renewals for 2014
by Dave Shearer 09 Nov '13

09 Nov '13

GSL and Antelope Island Slip Renters, You should have received a form email from me to review your contact data we have on file. Please review it and do the following: * If nothing has changed then do nothing. * If data has changed please edit the data on the form and resend. Your data will automatically be updated Starting today we will begin to send out contract renewal requests by email. Follow the instructions in the email to update your contracts for the 2014 season. REMEMBER! We MUST have new slip contracts and credit card autopay forms EVERY YEAR. All contracts and credit card autopay forms expire December 31st of this year. We will be rekeying and changing the front gate code on January 5th. You will not receive a new key or code without a 2014 contract. Some of you will not be receiving an email renewing your contract because of a past-due balance. Please bring any past-due balances up to date ASAP so that we can renew your contract. Please feel free to email or call with any questions. Thank you, Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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RJ Stearman Passed Away
by Dave Shearer 09 Nov '13

09 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters, Below is the following news from Cindy Houston about one of our community passing away yesterday. Hello again, Ralph (RJ) Stearman passed away yesterday very peacefully without pain. We will be having a memorial service next Friday at the VA nursing home. There will be an obituary with more information. Thank you for all of your love and concern. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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RJ Stearman
by Dave Shearer 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters, Many of us old timers remember RJ Stearman. He is not doing well. I have pasted a message from his wife. Hello, I am very sad to let you all know that RJ Stearman is not doing well and we don't expect him to live many more days. It is a bitter sweet time. He is resting comfortably without pain thanks to Hospice. I will let all of you know when the time comes. Hospice thinks it will be only a matter of 3-4 days now. He had a good life and a long fight and now it is time for him to be at peace. Thanks to all of you for your love and concern. Cindy Houston 801-699-9432 Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Dave's Turkey Social
by Dave Shearer 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

GSL Slip Renters and Marina Users It's that time of year again. Time for the annual Dave's Turkey Social. This event stated 19 years ago with two Hobie Cat's, one deep fried turkey and a small group of friends at the Great Salt Lake. Now it is one of the largest socials at the lake with eight deep fried turkeys and some of the best side dishes anywhere. This year's event is Saturday, November 23rd. I will buy and deep fry the turkeys but side dishes are always welcome. I will be serving the turkeys at 4pm SHARP! PLEASE RSVP so I know how many turkeys to purchase. RSVP to dshearer(a)gslmarina.com <mailto:dshearer@gslmarina.com> If the weather is inclement we will hold the feast inside the shop. Hope to see you all there. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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