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I did it again
by Dave Shearer 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

That last email about Crane Day should have read July 30th. Apparently my keyboard is defective. Crane Days not June 30th. It is tentatively July 30th Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Good and Bad News
by Dave Shearer 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

Ok. The good news first. The engineers for the dredging have been hired and contracts signed. They start work on dredging design next week. So we officially have forward movement. I think I should know much more information after our meeting next week. Now for the bad news. We are running 10 degrees hotter than normal for June. This is not good as it accelerates evaporation. It is now time to get all the boats off D dock and move them to the south basin where it is a tad deeper. If you want to move your boats yourselves please do so. Just contact me and I will give you a slip assignment. If not we will start moving them this weekend. We need to do this before your boats become stuck and we cannot move them out of the NW basin. And it is now time to schedule the next Crane Day. I have tentatively scheduled it for Thursday, June 30th but might have to bump it to an earlier date if we start evaporating at a faster rate. If you have draft over 3.5 feet you MUST come out. If you have a draft over 3.5 feet please RSVP ASAP. Also make preparations for trailers, cradles or boat stands. Order boat stands ASAP as we cleaned out a lot of the availability on the last few crane days. For those that prefer pulling out using the launch ramp your window of opportunity will begin to close soon as the area by the ramp is heavily silted. I will keep you posted as information becomes available regarding dredging. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Tomorrow.
by Dave Shearer 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Ok. It looks like we have all the boats we need for tomorrow. Thank you all. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Re: [GSL-Marina] GSL-Marina Digest, Vol 101, Issue 5
by justin rammell 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hi Dave, I'll likely have my Catalina 22 in the water this weekend. More than happy to help. Thanks, Justin On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > Send GSL-Marina mailing list submissions to > gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gsl-marina > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gsl-marina-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of GSL-Marina digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Help (Dave Shearer) > 2. Re: Help (Carlos Braceras) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:48:33 -0600 > From: "Dave Shearer" <dshearer(a)gslmarina.com> > To: <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [GSL-Marina] Help > Message-ID: <001b01d0a93e$fcb41070$f61c3150$(a)gslmarina.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I'm reaching out to the sailing, sculling, and Hawaiian Canoe community for > some help. We have some State senators and representatives that would like > to get out on the water and see what Great Salt Lake and the marina is all > about. But in order to do that we need to find some sailboats that are > still in the water to take them out. And it would be a great opportunity > for the other clubs to let the legislature know you are out here and what > you are about. > > > > I do not know a time or a count on how many yet but we have a tentative > date > of June 27 (Saturday). > > > > If you are able to help out let me know. > > > > Thanks > > Dave > > > > Dave Shearer > > Harbor Master > > Great Salt Lake State Marina > > Antelope Island State Marina > > 801-209-9142 > > > > > > > >

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HELP
by Dave Shearer 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

I have just been informed that the group of legislatures that were planning on coming out a week from Saturday would rather come out to the Great Salt Lake Marina tomorrow. There are 8 people confirmed with the possibility of 6 more. Their intent is to get out on sailboats, meet with the community and see what Great Salt Lake is all about. They might want to go out to Eardley Spit and see how nice and unique of a beach that is. And they may want to stick around for the sunset. This is not an official Parks meet and greet as they reached out through the sailing community. This is more of an outing for them. We need help. We need sailboats, skippers and crews that would be willing to take them out. Possibly meet with the sculling group and the Hawaiian Canoe Clubs too. It is hard for me to specifically know what they are going to want since they are not going through me. But their intent is to be out here at 2:30pm tomorrow and have opportunities to get out on the water, meet with people and see what the Great Salt Lake and Marina is about. If you are willing to help please let me know ASAP. We have a boat or two right now that might need an extra crew member so if you want to participate but do not have your boat in the water please contact me too. There may be a boat ride for you. And if you have a boat and can be here tomorrow please let me know ASAP. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Help
by Dave Shearer 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

I'm reaching out to the sailing, sculling, and Hawaiian Canoe community for some help. We have some State senators and representatives that would like to get out on the water and see what Great Salt Lake and the marina is all about. But in order to do that we need to find some sailboats that are still in the water to take them out. And it would be a great opportunity for the other clubs to let the legislature know you are out here and what you are about. I do not know a time or a count on how many yet but we have a tentative date of June 27 (Saturday). If you are able to help out let me know. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Lake Level - Dredging - Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Slip Renters. I just did the new lake level calculations based on all the recent rain. Based on what I am seeing we will have a crane day sometime mid to late July. I will set a date very soon. I hope to know by then whether we only need to get boats with more than 3' draft out or whether everyone has to come out. The heavy rain of late April and all of May has helped. But reality set in this week with hotter temperatures and a now-dropping lake level. I will keep you posted. But, if you have trailers, please start working on them just in case. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Last chance to RSVP for Eardley Spit Cruise tomorrow. If you are planning on attending the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise tomorrow, do not have a boat in the water, and have not RSVP'd by email yet, please do so now. We will have a brief captains meeting tomorrow at 10:30am at the patio followed by the first departure at 11am. But we need to know how many passengers to expect so we can plan transportation accordingly. PLEASE RSVP now if you plan to attend. BYOB and, if you can, plan on a simple side dish. We will have some water toys, volley ball, bocce ball, and horse shoes. Hope to see you there. THANK YOU, GONZO BOAT TOURS for donating SUNSET to help transport people to the spit. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Lake Level - Dredging
by Dave Shearer 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

This has been an incredibly unusual year for lake level. We initially topped out at a lake level of 4194 early February (4.4' at the mouth of the marina). And then we started dropping in elevation early April. Snow pack was at a critically low 42%. We pulled most of the deep draft boats late April while we could still get them to the crane-out slip only to have one of the biggest rain storms we've seen the day after. The lake began to rise again through May. In 17 years of watching the lake level this is something I have never seen before. The lake came up to a level of 4194.4'. Of course we had over 4" of rain in May. But now the ride appears to be over. The lake is now dropping again. Snow pack in the Bear River drainage is ok but the other two main tributaries are down into the single digits as far as a percentage of normal. And the forecast is for hot days. Hotter than normal through the summer. With the pending dredging it is time to think about another Crane Day. As much as I wish it wasn't necessary (I have come to dread crane days) we will need to get the last of the boats with 3.5' drafts or more out while we can. Right now I am thinking of a crane day early July. I will be contacting everyone individually within the next week regarding whether you have trailers, when (or if) you will need to pull, etc. I have not heard anymore whether they will build a coffer dam or we can keep the shallowest draft boats in while they dredge. I will keep you posted. But if you have a draft of 3.5' or more I would make plans to pull your boat soon. Sorry. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Please read even if you don't have a boat in the water right now. I am still planning on having the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise Saturday, June 13th. Is your boat out of the water? No problem. We have other means to get you out there. Dave Ghizzone has generously offered his boat SUNSET to transport people to the spit. We can also use the Parks boats as transports. And there are friends in the marina that have not pulled their boats yet. We can get you to the spit. Eardley Spit is a nice sandy beach on the lake. It borders Grantsville Bay which has some of the clearest water on the lake. We will have beach games set up. Saturday, June 13th. Skippers meeting at 10:30 with first shuttles departing around 11am. This is a pot luck cruse so if you can bring something simple it would be appreciated. Please RSVP so we can figure out a proper shuttle schedule. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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