March 2019 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

Check Your Boats
by Dave Shearer 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Wow!!!! That storm last night and early this morning was HUGE on direct precipitation. I don't think I've seen a heavier, long lasting downpour on Great Salt Lake. We received well over an inch of direct precipitation. March has really delivered! We usually receive 1.91 inches of rain this month. We received 3.21 inches as of midnight last night with today's totals not on the board yet. This is phenomenal. It reminds me of 1983. But we are still not out of the woods. We need a great April and May too. But I like the trend. I advise you all to check your boats this weekend. Boats notoriously leak. Scuppers get clogged in the winter with sand and other debris. We have had enough rain to put some boats in danger of flooding. Please check your boats. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-250-1898 [DNR Parks Logo]

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Lake Level
by Dave Shearer 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

More good news on the lake level. Normally in February we only come up 0.34'. This year we came up 0.5' Normally in March we come up 0.44'. We have come up 0.5' this year with five more days left this month. That means we could come up another 0.1' yet. Our snowpack isn't phenomenal. But it isn't bad either. In 2017, when we came up a net 1.5' our snowpack at this time of year was 140.8% with the Bear River drainage being 150% In 2011, when we came up a net 3.5' our snowpack was 138.8% with the Bear River drainage being 139% Right now we are at 125% snowpack with the Bear River drainage being at 117% We have come up 1.3' in lake level since our low level last fall. We are still in a big hole but these numbers are better than I expected and it looks like April could be a stormy one. Dave

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Water and Water to docks
by Dave Shearer 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Just a few notes. We have now had a phenomenal month for water supply to Great Salt Lake! March is now at 124% Direct Precipitation for the month. Snowpack to-date is 126% with the Bear River Drainage being at 116% The ponds adjacent to Saltair are higher than I have ever seen them. That includes the great water year of 2011. This is usually a good indicator of ground water saturation. The mouth of the marina should be about 5.2' now We still need more though. We should be turning water back on to the docks late this week or early next week. We still have quite a few of you that have not sent contracts in for 2019 yet. We will be going to summer hours at the front gate next Monday. That means the gate will stay open till Sunset. Remember Summer slip rates also start Monday also. Dave

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Message from GSLYC
by Dave Shearer 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

The Commodore requested I send out the following message to the marina community. March 27, 2019 GSLYC Seminar - Weather & Safety on the Great Salt Lake with Dave Shearer 7:00 pm 400 W. Lawndale Drive (2500 South, enter from 300 West) April 10, 2019 GSLYC Seminar Introduction to the Juniors Program with Linda Leth Introduction to Racing with the GSLYC Race Chair Team 7:00 pm 400 W. Lawndale Drive (2500 South, enter from 300 West) April 20, 2019 Race Orientation meeting May 1, 2019 Wednesday night race series begins! Participant's meeting 6:00 pm at the YC Pavilion Race Start 7:00 pm on the water May 4, 2019 Day 1 of the Juniors Program PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Please contact juniors(a)gslyc.org<mailto:juniors@gslyc.org> for details May 4, 2019 Opening Day & Blessing of the Fleet PLEASE DECORATE YOUR BOAT! More details coming soon! June 14-16, 2019 SAILFEST - Details coming soon! Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-209-9142 [skull and crossbones]

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Weather Forecast for Spring
by Dave Shearer 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Well National Weather Forecast just released their newest prediction for this spring and summer regarding precipitation. It is very good news for moisture but may dampen spring sailing plans. Now take their forecast with a grain of salt as they are very often wrong on their long-term predictions. But they are showing that the Great Salt Lake drainage system is finally out of a drought. El Nino is paying off. And they are predicting it is very likely we will have a much wetter-than-normal spring and summer. For the first time in a LONG time they show us in the dark green zone which (to them) means odds are very high for a much wetter-than-normal pattern throughout this spring, summer and into next fall. Let us hope they are correct. [https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead01/off01_…]

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Eardley Spit Cruise MOVED
by Dave Shearer 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

The date of the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise has been moved from June 8 to JUNE 1 as there is a conflicting event on the 8th. Please mark your calendars. We want to make this the biggest and funnest cruise yet! As always you can go to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> and go to the CALENDAR tab to see a full list of event being held at the marina this year. Thanks Dave

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Crane Day Move?
by Dave Shearer 16 Mar '19

16 Mar '19

It looks as if some of the boats wanting to put in on the early April Crane Day are not ready. Who would be interested in crane day if we moved it to mid or late April? Please let me know. Thanks Dave

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SCAM
by Dave Shearer 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

I usually don't send these kinds of emails out but I thought I would let the marina community know about a phone scam going on right now. The robo call pretends to be Rocky Mountain Power and says that, because of past due amounts, personnel are on the way right now to shut off your power. It then gives a phone number you can call to pay the bill to prevent your power from being shut off. That number is 814-344-1611 It is NOT Rocky Mountain Power. It is a scammer. Rocky Mountain Power's reel number is 866-870-3419 Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-250-1898 [DNR Parks Logo]

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Some Good News
by Dave Shearer 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

This latest series of storms have nearly brought us where we need to be to have a net-natural or net-positive year for the lake level. Today, the Great Salt Lake drainage snowpack has hit 123% with the all-important Bear Lake drainage hitting 117%. I expect both those numbers to increase to 125% and 120% respectively by the end of the day. And we will continue to see occasional storms this week with the later part of March possibly being dryer. Our direct precipitation to the lake is also doing very well with 130% precipitation since the water year began on October 1 and 136% of normal since January 1. These are very good signs. But we aren't out of the woods yet. We need the trend to continue through March and April at least. But there is hope. Depths at the mouth of the marina appear to be 5 feet or just a tad more now. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-250-1898 [DNR Parks Logo]

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Clinic Tomorrow
by Dave Shearer 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Just a reminder the next GSLYC seminar will be History of the Great Salt Lake Presented by Harbormaster Dave Shearer Wednesday March 13, 2019 7:00 pm The Safety Consortium Bldg 400 W Lawndale Drive (2500 South, enter from 300 West), SLC Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina 801-250-1898 [DNR Parks Logo]

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