June 2018 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - EARDLEY SPIT
by Dave Shearer 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

Mark your calendars! Eardley Spit Cruise has finally been rescheduled! Saturday, June 30th will be Eardley Spit Cruse makeup. Barbecue, beach games, etc. I will provide the main course for the barbecue but sides are welcome. Please RSVP so I can have an idea how many people to plan on. Also please plan on a way to get to the beach. We may have one boat available to transport people but I can't guarantee it. Thanks Dave

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SAILFEST
by Dave Shearer 14 Jun '18

14 Jun '18

Sailfest is upon us! The biggest event at the marina kicks off Friday night with a barbecue and a movie on the lawn. Saturday is packed full of events including a breakfast in the morning cooked by the volunteer Emergency Response team. There is also the cardboard boat race (a spectator favorite), kids jump house activities and then an evening dinner and live band. If you get hungry for lunch don't forget about the Sunset Galley restaurant now located by the visitor center at the marina. He has very good food, snow cones and ice cream. Sunday may be a bit windy but there is the Utah Cup offshore race and RC racing in the afternoon. See you this weekend. Dave

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Sailfest Schedule
by Janet Robins 13 Jun '18

13 Jun '18

Sail Fest 2018 Schedule of Events Wednesday, June 14th 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 (per person) 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 Summer Rental Meet on the lawn by the pavilion at dusk Please bring your own blankets, chairs, popcorn or snacks! Schedule of Events Saturday, June 17th 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) 9:00 am to 11:00 am Merchandise & Raffle Ticket sales 9:00 am to 11:00 am Meet and Greet Friends of the Great Salt Lake Utah Rivers Council These organizations will have tables set-up from 8:00 am to 10:00 am - please take the time to find out all the amazing things these organizations do to protect the Great Salt Lake Cardboard Boat Race Cardboard boats will be launched by the Ranger dock. Spectators will want to gather at the marina pavilion for the best view of the fun and spectacular sinkings. Registration 10:00 - 10:30 am Skippers Meeting and launching 10:45 am Awards Ceremony 11:30 am NOTE: you are required to remove all of your cardboard from the lake, and get it to the dumpster - please do not drag it across the grass (salt kills grass) . Children's Activities 12:00 - 4:00 pm Located on the lawn. Big Kahuna Water Slide (older kids) and Bounce House and Blow-up Slide (younger kids) $10.00 all afternoon pass - $5.00 children 3 and under 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) Survivor Challenges 3:00 - 5:00 pm at the YC Pavilion Saturday Night Barbecue Kahlua Pork w/sides $15.00 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 Whiskey Rebellion playing live just after the evening meal. Whiskey Rebellion begins playing 8:00 pm Maybe a 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 9:00 am Utah Cup Start 11:00 am Trophy Presentation 3:30 pm Just a few of the Raffle Items ICOM Handheld Flash 'n Float VHF Marine Radio w/Product Protection Plan (Record Marine, San Diego, CA) One Month Slip Rent (GSL State Park) One Month Slip Rent (GSL State Park) West Marine Sailing Gloves (L) (Record Marine, San Diego, CA) West Marine Sailing Gloves (M) (Record Marine, San Diego, CA) Lightspeed Pop-Up Quick Shelter RV $55 (Safety Consortium) Art Sculptured Book (Hailey Deets-Hansen) (4) Set of 4 3/8" Dock Lines (Safety Consortium) (Cute!) Reusable Tote Bags Insulated Cooler Bags GSL Chart $20.00 (GSLYC) Great Salt Lake History Book (GSLYC) Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman) Steel Yard Sign (Clark Forman) Great Clips Gift Baskets (Jackie & Jerry Harwood) + more being added every day Many thanks to all of our sponsors & supporters! Financial support from Rock & Christy Simpson Tiffany Jackson for preparing our wonderful food! Ryan Schilder for furnishing the movie & sound equipment! Volunteer Search & Rescue Team for cooking breakfast! Suzette Boland for this year's logo and t-shirt design! Great Salt Lake Institute for providing volunteers! And many, many thanks to everyone who donated raffle prizes! Janet Robins Commodore

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Eardley Spit Cruise - POSTPONED
by Dave Shearer 08 Jun '18

08 Jun '18

I am officially pulling the plug on the Eardley Spit Cruise happening this Saturday. We will postpone it to another date . . . . maybe the Saturday after Sailfest. The wind will build all day tomorrow with an approaching low pressure. This will make Eardley Spit a lumpy anchorage and make it difficult to get people to and from their boats as well as make it difficult to make a landing on the spit. Updates for a new date will be forthcoming very soon. Dave

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Eardley Spit Cruise - Forecast
by Dave Shearer 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Although the weather forecast for Saturday's Eardley Spit Cruise looks great, the wind forecast looks questionable. The cruise is still on for right now. But I will keep you posted if it looks like it will be too windy to make a good anchorage or getting people on the beach. If that is the case we will postpone the cruise to a later date. I'll keep you posted. Thanks Dave

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

There are a couple of people looking to get to Eardley Spit for this weekend's cruise. If any of you are looking to take crew please let me know and we will try to match people up. Hope to see you all there. Dave

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EARDLEY SPIT CRUISE - Just a Week Away
by Dave Shearer 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

It is that time again. Time for the largest cruise gathering on America's Inland Sea! The Harbormaster's Eardley Spit Cruise. Saturday, June 9th we sail for the spit. Meet at the marina patio at 10:30am for a quick briefing; especially if you've never navigated to the spit before. It is a fairly straight forward sail but it is also easy to get too far to one side or the other when passing through the Grantsville Narrows (the area between the spit and Black Rock Reef). Right after that we depart for the spit. Please plan on your own transportation from your boats to the spit as we are a tad short on volunteers to help shuttle people back and forth. I will have the main course of Brats but please bring a side to share if you can. Beach games will be set up. BYOB. For those that want to stay overnight the anchorage is usually quite protected and sound holding for the anchors. Please RSVP so I know how many people are coming and how much food to prepare for. Thanks Dave

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Sailing Seminars
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

We had quite the large response to the sailing seminars email. The Great Salt Lake Emergency Response Team will begin offering these seminars starting Tuesday, June 5 at 7pm. These sessions will be held at the marina shop/office. The first clinic will include: * Predicting and understanding Great Salt Lake weather * Pre-sail checklist * Basic boat maintenance and responding to an emergency situation If you are planning on attending please let us know so we can provide enough material and seating. Thanks Dave

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