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Reminder - GSLYC Seminar - Wednesday Feb 27
by Janet Robins 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Just a reminder, the second seminar in the GSLYC seminar series is tomorrow night! February 26, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Safety Consortium Bldg 400 W. Lawndale Drive (2500 South, enter from 300 West) SLC, UT Everything they didn’t teach you in school about the Mayflower Pre-seminar Quiz: ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Built about 1609, what kind of ship was the Mayflower? 2. Was her LWL bigger or smaller than today’s tennis court? 3. Did her rigging have anything to do with the course of American history? 4. Where there cannons were aboard when she made her famous voyage? 5. What happened to the ship after the (now) famous voyage? ** We’ll share the story of the now famous ship, the Mayflower, starting with seeing a professionally built model almost 6â€™ long and learn about her from a sailors point of view. Built to teach American history; we’ll learn all about the ship, the voyage to bring settlers to the North American continent, and why this sailing ship is so significant to the founding of the United States. About the Presenter DeWitt Smith, is a life-long sailor and presents the Mayflower program to thousands of school children, families and adults each year, using the large scale model of the ship commissioned and owned by the Colonial Heritage Foundation of Provo, Utah to teach American history. As a wooden boat restoration specialist, he brings a unique understanding of sailing her and of the ship herself. Location: Safety Consortium, 400 West Lawndale Drive, Salt Lake City Janet Robins GSLYC Commodore

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

Well the sailing season is just around the corner and the water levels, although still challenging, are looking more positive with each snow storm. We are at 119% snowpack right now and have several small storms heading our way. It is time to think about Crane Day. I have had some requests of boats that would like to put in for the season as well as one or two that would like to pull. I have set a tentative Crane Day for the first week of April. If you are interested in either craning in or craning out please contact me. Thanks Dave

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Sailing Seminars (Two Different Seminar Schedules)
by Dave Shearer 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

Last year the Volunteer Emergency Response team for Great Salt Lake was planning to hold a series of seminars. Well, with the improving lake levels, it is time to think about those seminars again. Below are some topics they are thinking about touching on. If you are interested in one or more of those topics please let me know so we can get them scheduled. Also do you prefer weeknights or Saturdays Here is a list of potential subjects: * Rules of the Road and ColRegs (collision regulations) * Navigation on the Lake and night time navigation. * Understanding and using a GPS. * Radio etiquette and protocol. Advantages/Disadvantages of Radio and Cell Phones. * Dewinterizing and preparing your boat for the new season. Inspecting the boat and rigging * Anchoring (how to properly anchor, what is the best anchor) and anchorages of Great Salt Lake. * The advantages of float plans. * Weather and Safety Some of these topics may be combined together during one seminar. Some of these clinics will definitely be better on a Weekend as they may be hands-on. If there are other topics you would like to see covered let me know. Also don't forget about the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club seminar schedule. Their seminars are also free and open to the public. Their schedule is as follows: * - Everything you never knew about the Mayflower with Dewitt Smith 2-27 * - History of the Great Salt Lake with Dave Shearer 3-13 * - Weather and Safety on the Great Salt Lake with Dave Shearer 3-27 * - Introduction to the Junior Program with Linda Leth and Racing Introduction by the GSLYC Race Chair Team 4-10 These seminars are all being held at the Safety Consortium, West Lawndale Drive, Salt Lake City from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Thanks Dave

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Lake Levels
by Dave Shearer 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Wow! One must just LOVE February! This month has really delivered much needed snowpack for the Great Salt Lake drainage area. Today we reached an important goal of 121% snowpack for the water year. That is where I estimated that we need to be in order to have a net-neutral year. And Bear River drainage is now at 114% This is very good news for us. It gives me some hope we will be able to keep the majority of the boats in the water this year with an outside chance that we might be able to keep ALL the boats in all year. But we are not home yet. We need this moisture to continue through the rest of February or March and even April. NWS is estimating we have an equal chance of being wet or dry. Accuweather is showing we will continue to stay in a wet cycle. In order to have a net positive year we need to continue seeing a snowpack of 125% with Bear River basin at least 110%. We have also had Direct Precipitation well above normal with a much wetter trend since January 1. It is hard to be optimistic over the last 20 years but there is some hope. Dave

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2019 Slip Contracts
by Dave Shearer 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Ok, I have finally managed to send out all the 2019 Boat Slip Lease and Dry Storage forms with the Credit Card Autopay form. If you did not receive your forms by email yet please check your junk folder. If you still cannot find the forms please contact me as I may have a bad email address for you or there may be a delinquency issue that is preventing us from renewing your contract. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-250-1898 [DNR Parks Logo]

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Reminder GSLYC Wednesday Seminar
by Janet Robins 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

The GSLYC Winter Seminar Series is Back! Please join us and mark your calendar for the return of the winter seminar series. Everyone is welcome! · 2/13 – Introduction to Sailing with Bryant Pratt - The what, where, when and why of sailing for the beginner or the just curious. * 2/27 – Everything you never knew about the Mayflower with Dewitt Smith * 3/13 – Great Salt Lake History with Dave Shearer * 3/27 – Weather and Safety on the Great Salt Lake with Harbor Master Dave Shearer * 4/10 – Introduction to the Junior Program with Linda Leth and Racing Introduction by the GSLYC Race Chair Team All seminars will be held at the Safety Consortium, 400 West Lawndale Drive, Salt Lake City from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

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Clam Chowder Social - Tomorrow
by Dave Shearer 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

The Annual Polar Bear Clam Chowder Social is still on for tomorrow at 1pm. It looks like the mild snow storm coming in will be later in the afternoon. Right now the plan is still to hold the social over at my deck at the GSL Marina. This is open to the whole marina community and will run until 3pm. I will have some clam chowder ready but other clam chowder dishes, chili or side dishes are definitely welcome. The race for tomorrow has been canceled by the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club. Hope to see you all there. This is a great time to check on your boat after all the snow and wind storms. Dave

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Water Watch Update for GSL
by Dave Shearer 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD RECENT SNOW CYCLE FOR US!!! Snowpack this morning for the Great Salt Lake drainage area is 111% with the critical Bear River Basin area at 105% This is not nearly enough. But a great trend.

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Snowpack Update
by Dave Shearer 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

We finally have a little hope for next sailing season. Our snowpack today, for the Great Salt Lake drainage area, hit 108% with the critical Bear River area hitting 103%. This does NOT bring us out of the woods though. We still have a long way to go. We went into the 2019 water season with quite the deficit in the reservoirs and ground water. October gave us a great beginning at 159% only to be followed by a very dry November. December almost crawled out of the hole delivering us 91% of normal. Then January delivered critically needed snow of 126% February is just beginning but this latest storm really helped out. And it looks like February could be wet. That will not be enough though. We still need a wet March and April to save our sailing season. Right now there is some hope that we will be able to keep four foot drafts (or less) in the marina all season. We may still be faced with pulling deeper draft boats this summer though if we only see normal snowpack or less. And if we see much lower-than-normal snowpack for the rest of the spring we may still have to pull the vast majority of the boats. But there is hope. You can view a more detailed report at www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> or going to the following link: https://www.gslmarina.com/current-water-watch Dave

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2019 GSLYC Seminar Series
by Janet Robins 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

The GSLYC Winter Seminar Series is Back! Please join us and mark your calendar for the return of the winter seminar series. Everyone is welcome! * 2/13 – Introduction to Sailing with Bryan Pratt * 2/27 – Everything you never knew about the Mayflower with Dewitt Smith * 3/13 – Great Salt Lake History with Dave Shearer * 3/27 – Weather and Safety on the Great Salt Lake with Harbor Master Dave Shearer * 4/10 – Introduction to the Junior Program with Linda Leth and Racing Introduction by the GSLYC Race Chair Team All seminars will be held at the Safety Consortium, 400 West Lawndale Drive, Salt Lake City from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

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