June 2016 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

DREDGING UPDATE
by Dave Shearer 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

Today the Request for Proposal (RFP) was publicly announced for dredging the Great Salt Lake Marina. This is a big step forward in efforts towards dredging. There are some steps that must be followed before awarding the bid to the successful contractor but an announcement of a dredging company should happen early August. More to come very soon. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 19 Jun '16

19 Jun '16

Sad news. The Great Salt Lake Marina Community has lost one of their own this week. Daryl Sheffield died peacefully Monday at the age of 62. She and her husband, Corey, were regulars at the marina and the Utah sailing circuit since the 1970's. Their last boat at the marina was a Catalina 25 named A Little Behind located on I dock. Our best wishes go out to her husband and three children, Mack, Levi and Judy. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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STORM DAMAGE REPORT
by Dave Shearer 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

Last night's winds were much stronger than originally forecasted. The Great Salt Lake Marina saw sustained winds of 50mph with gusts at 75mph. The combination of the two factors as well as some boats that were not properly secured or had faulty dock lines did contribute to damage. Some of the damage was severe. Below is a list of the observed damage: E DOCK - No damage other than one lost dock lid I DOCK I-07 Willis "Kingslayer" Main hatch blown off. Hatch has been placed inside the boat. I-15 Curry "Seadate" Shredded mainsail I-40 Stradling "Prelude" Broken dock line J-20 Matheson Laguna Sailboat - Dismasted when genoa became unfurled. Mast is still on boat snapped above the spreaders. Genoa is inside the Marina shop J-21 Lord "Knot A Care" Broken dock line J-31 Pierce "Irish Lady" Missing front hatch, Broken dock line J-39 Dursteler "Ten X" Broken dock lines K DOCK K-16 Brant/Cohorn - Broken dock lie PARKING LOT Johnson - "Breaking Wind" boat tipped over into a Catalina 25. Boat is on its side in the parking lot Dodds - "Tequila Sunrise" - Boat nearly tipped over but is still upright but has scuff marks from the boat listed above. The boat is also no longer sitting on the wooden blocks but rather hanging in the air from the pads. Was only sitting on three pads. Extra pads have been placed under the boat to secure it but the boat does need to be positioned back on the wooden blocks. All other boats in the parking lot seem to be ok but you may want to check to make sure personal items or hatches did not blow away. Sorry for such bad news. It was quite a wind storm. Top gust was 75mph. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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NAV Notice CORRECTION
by Dave Shearer 16 Jun '16

16 Jun '16

Here is the corrected email. I blame all the mistakes on autospell and a bad keyboard. With the lake being so shallow now and the reef being such a hazard we have but a series of six danger buoys out along the Goggin’s Reef. This is the reef north of Saltair. If you have a GPS please load these coordinates into them. Please do not sail north or east of these buoys as the reef is just beyond the buoys. The coordinates below are in datum WGS 4. The buoys are all white buoys with danger symbols and lights that flash white every 2 seconds. GGN D 1 40⁰ 45.847’ x 112⁰ 12.247’ GGN D 2 40⁰ 46.333’ x 112⁰ 12.267’ GGN D 3 40⁰ 46.815’ 112⁰ 12.270’ GGN D 4 40⁰ 47.586’ x 112⁰ 11.936’ GGN D 5 40⁰ 45.368’ x 112⁰ 12.200’ GGN D 6 40⁰ 48.435’ x 112⁰ 11.648’ Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Fw: SAD NEWS
by B.T.Pratt 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

I’m saddened to hear of Daryl’s passing. I always enjoyed sailing and racing with the Shefields. When I think of A Little Behind, I picture them heading toward the city on races to and from the North Marina or Miera Spit, thinking they were going the wrong way (again) and then seeing them ahead at the finish (again) – they had their own secret shortcut over to the east. Bryant Pratt From: Dave Shearer Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:46 AM To: gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [GSL-Marina] SAD NEWS Sad news. The Great Salt Lake Marina Community has lost one of their own this week. Daryl Sheffield died peacefully Monday at the age of 62. She and her husband, Corey, were regulars at the marina and the Utah sailing circuit since the 1970’s. Their last boat at the marina was a Catalina 25 named A Little Behind located on I dock. Our best wishes go out to her husband and three children, Mack, Levi and Judy. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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NAVIGATION NOTICE - NEW DANGER BUOYS
by Harbormaster 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

With the lake being so shallow now and the reef being such a hazard we have but a series of six danger buoys out along the Goggin’s Reef. This is the reef north of Stansbury. If you have a GPS please load these coordinates into them. Please do not sail north or east of these buoys as the reef is just beyond the buoys. The coordinates below are in datum WGS 4. The buoys are all white buoys with danger symbols and lights that flash white every 2 seconds. GGN D 1 40⁰ 45.847’ x 1112⁰ 12.247’ GGN D 2 40⁰ 46.333’ x 112⁰ 12.267’ GGN D 3 40⁰ 46.815’ 112⁰ 12.270’ GGN D 4 40⁰ 47.586’ x 112⁰ 11.936’ GGN D 5 40⁰ 45.368’ x 112⁰ 12.200’ GGN D 6 40⁰ 48.435’ x 112⁰ 11.648’ Thanks Dave

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SAILFEST - Updated Schedule
by Janet Robins 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

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 *** UPDATED*** 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 ***UPDATED*** 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. *** UPDATED*** 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

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Google Earth Photo of GSL
by B.T.Pratt 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Fellow Boaters, Interestingly, the current Google Earth satellite photos of the Great Salt Lake and vicinity were taken just about 1 year ago (6/20/15) when the lake’s surface elevation was almost exactly the same as today’s elevation (4194.3’ vs. 4194.2’ today). A lot of the lakeshore and lakebed features are prominent in the photos, such as Eardly Spit, Miera Spit, Goggins Reef, etc. This time of year is the peak of lake clarity (thanks, little brine shrimp) so a lot of lakebed features can be seen. Bry Pratt

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Sailfest Schedule June 17-19
by Janet Robins 04 Jun '16

04 Jun '16

Sail Fest 2016 Gilligan's Island Rescue from the Parking Lot Schedule of Events Please check back frequently for updates... Wednesday, June 15th DL Davis Founders Cup 6:00 pm Friday, June 17th Details coming soon... Merchandise, Meal & Raffle Ticket Sales 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Friday Night Barbecue Hamburgers and 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: Great Salt lake Yacht Club and Utah State Parks Pancakes and scrambled eggs, 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 Raffle Ticket sales 10:00 am to 11:00 am Please arrive as early as possible for breakfast, when the foods gone, it's gone... 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. Registration 10:30 am Skippers Meeting and launching 10:45 am Awards Ceremony 11:30 am Children's Activities Located on the lawn. Purchase tickets 4 for $1 or an all-day pass for $10. Bounce House and Blow up Slide (younger kids), Pirate Ship Water Slide (older kids) + more (please check back for updated details) 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm **** PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON DETAILS Saturday Night Barbecue Steaks, boneless chicken breasts w/sides $15.00 or hamburgers/chips $5.00 Meal, Merchandise & 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, there is no guarantee late-comers will have a selection of side dishes available. Raffle for Incredible prizes 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 a variety of fruit. 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) $150 VHF Marine Band Radio (A Rock Prop) 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 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 Laminated Chart $45.00 (GSLYC) Flamingo Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman) Skull & Crossbones Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman) Blue Canvas Tote $28.00 (Janet Robins) Deluxe Rolling Shopper Bag $33.00 (Janet Robins) + more being added every day Many thanks to all of our sponsors & supporters! Janet Robins Commodore, GSLYC

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 03 Jun '16

03 Jun '16

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! The Harbor Master's Eardley Spit Cruise! The forecast looks great! Sunny with a high near 90 degrees. The Captain's meeting is at 11am at the marina pavilion. I will provide plates and utensils as well as some beach games. The food and beverages is pot luck. Also consider bringing some shade, plenty of water and any water toys you may want. We will have shuttles to take you from your boat to the beach unless you want to swim in the clear and wonderful water temperatures of about 72 degrees. We can shuttle a limited amount of people who do not have boats in the water to the spit. LAST SHULLTE LEAVING THE BEACH BACK TO THE MARINA WILL BE 3:30PM Hope to see you there Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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