May 2021 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 31 May '21

31 May '21

Just a reminder that Crane Day is this Thursday and Friday. We will probably have another one two weeks after that as the marina is getting VERY shallow now. If you have a four foot draft or more you will want to get your mast down very soon. It is also starting to get shallow at the mast crane. Thanks Dave

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Sad News
by Dave Shearer 30 May '21

30 May '21

Sad news for the Great Salt Lake Community Dave Ghizzone’s son, Travis, passed away suddenly at Dave’s home Thursday morning. Dave and Travis have been a constant presence at Great Salt Lake for the past several years taking people out on the lake on Sunset and sharing their passion for our wonderful lake. I know the community supports Dave in this heartfelt moment Sent from my iPhone

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 30 May '21

30 May '21

Sad news tonight. Long time Great Salt Lake sailor, Dave Taylor, died peacefully today after a long battle with cancer. Dave was a great friend to all if us, devotes so much of his time to the community and was a large presence on the lake since the 1980’s. He will be missed Sent from my iPhone

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Road to the Marina
by Dave Shearer 27 May '21

27 May '21

We had the road base regraded yesterday removing all the potholes. The road is in much better shape now. We hope this temporary fix holds out while we continue to maneuver the FEMA grant to get additional funds to repair the whole road. Thanks Dave

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Pardon Our Dust
by Dave Shearer 24 May '21

24 May '21

Starting tomorrow there will be some travel restrictions in the north parking lot of the marina (from the entry station to the visitor center) as we cut out and patch areas of the parking lot that have come potholed. Also, I do know how bad all the potholes are in the road base of the frontage road. We continue to move forward with all the requirements FEMA dictates for federal funding to repair the road. This will still take some time. But, in the meantime, we are working on filling in the potholes and grading the road base to make a smoother gravel road. We HOPE this work also starts this week. Thanks Dave

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CANE DAY RESCHEDULED
by Dave Shearer 19 May '21

19 May '21

With next week being a holiday weekend, I have moved the crane day to Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4. I hope that works for everyone. Dave

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CRANE DAY - POSTPONED
by Dave Shearer 19 May '21

19 May '21

This has been a tough decision, knowing how it affects everyone. But, after consulting with the National Weather Service today, I feel it is the safest decision to postpone crane day. There will NOT be a crane day tomorrow or Friday. The NWS synopsis is iffy saying the weather will be nice tomorrow but could be windy depending on where this storm decides to pass over Utah tomorrow. And Friday's forecast for crane day is still showing significant wind. Goal number one for crane day is to have everyone pull their boats SAFELY. Based on current water levels, we can afford to postpone crane day for a week or two. The disadvantage is that it puts more pressure to get the remaining boats out of the marina in a shorter time span. I do understand how this decision affects everyone, with work schedules and your normal lives. I will work on an alternative date. One option is to do it next Thursday and Friday but I don't know if that is going to work for many considering Memorial Day weekend. The other option is to hold it in roughly two weeks. I am open to feedback. Dave

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CRANE DAY - FRUSTRATING FORECAST
by Dave Shearer 18 May '21

18 May '21

This has been a painful year for all of us in the Great Salt Lake community. Covid, low lake levels keeping us from our favorite pastime, and almost no snowpack for spring runoff so it is now necessary to even pull our boats from our beloved lake. Now, as the sailing community tries to move forward to pull boats and make other plans for sailing at other water venues, the forecast is not cooperating. We will have to watch the forecast very closely and make a final call tomorrow but it may be necessary to cancel crane days this week as the most current forecast is calling for winds 15 to 25 with occasional gusts over 40mph. The wind limit to safely pull boats is about 15mph. After that it can become too dangerous to try and control a boat dangling in the air from crane straps. I know everyone has made special arrangements with work and other schedules to make this crane day happen. I know how disappointing it is to even have to pull your boats. But I know we all want to do this difficult task safely. I will continue to look at the forecast and make a call one way or the other either tonight or tomorrow. Dave

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Re: CRANE DAY - PLEASE READ!
by Craig Brown 17 May '21

17 May '21

Hi Dave, I’m ok wherever you want my vote to be. We can either pull on May 6th or at the next better time. Thursdays are generally better than Wednesday but it seems like you’re choosing that day anyway so I’m good. Thanks for all that you do! Craig From: Dave Shearer <harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 10:10 AM To: "gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com" <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [GSL-Marina] CRANE DAY - PLEASE READ! We have had some mechanical situations arise that MAY cause us to delay crane day. Also, with yesterday’s historic record rain, this COULD allow us to postpone crane day if people want to do this and get more sailing in or more time to get your trailers fixed (totally functioning properly) or stands/cradles ready or purchased. If we can fix the mechanical situations we may still be able to do the May 6 crane day. If not, we may be able to just do a smaller crane day for boats with trailers ONLY. Or we can postpone the crane day for a few weeks. I am just asking for some opinions here. I know many say they want to come out now as they have plans elsewhere. And I have may others that want to postpone as long as possible so they can sail. I will eventually have to make some decisions knowing there is no perfect decision to accommodate everyone. So, please, just asking for some input right now. Remember, this is a community event, where we all help each other get our boats out. And it is inevitable that the boats will have to come out soon. Dave _______________________________________________ GSL-Marina mailing list -- gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com To unsubscribe send an email to gsl-marina-leave(a)mailman.xmission.com

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SNOW PACK - LAKE LEVELS
by Dave Shearer 13 May '21

13 May '21

Every year, anywhere between mid-April and late-May the lake starts to drop. It usually drops, on average, about 2 feet. This is on average. The lake can drop as much as 2.8 feet during summer evaporation. Well, we have clearly started to drop. We have already dropped 0.3 feet this year. And it is going to continue from this point on. And the snowpack is dismal. I know some have been hoping for the spring runoff. Well here is the hard statistic. Our snowpack is only 35% of normal for this time of year. HORRIBLE! Many of the mountain reservoirs that are usually still filling up are already dropping. The mouth of the marina is still about 4 feet of depth. Get out and sail while you can. But the season is going to be VERY short and the need to pull ALL the boats very soon is VERY REAL. Please, for those that have not made arrangements to pull your boats, take this information very seriously and plan accordingly. Many can still pull their boats at the launch ramp. Even that will be too shallow soon. If you have a swing keel boat and can still pull at the launch ramp I would plan to do so no later than mid to late June. I am so sorry to be the bearer of such bad news. But this is just the reality we are in.

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