April 2025 - GSL-Marina - mailman.xmission.com

OPENING DAY IS UPON US
by Dave Shearer 28 Apr '25

28 Apr '25

To our whole Marina Community. Opening Day and Blessing of the Fleet is upon us. This Saturday, May 3rd we officially begin a new boating season. Come and join us at 10:30am for the Skippers Meeting followed by the Blessing of the Fleet by Leroy Carter. Around 11am we will head out on the water for the Boat Parade. For those craft with drafts over four feet you may not make it out through the mouth but you could still pass by E dock to have your boat blessed. Please decorate your boats. We will have a contest for the best decorated boat. I have also arranged for a food truck to be present so come hungry! We would love to see our whole marina community participate whether you have a sailboat, motorboat or rowing shell. Please come out and participate and enjoy the official start of the 2025 boating season. See you there! Dave

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A Couple Problems
by Dave Shearer 27 Apr '25

27 Apr '25

We've had a couple problems we need to address. Please do not fold or wash sails on the lawn. It kills the lawn. Also, it is against Park Rules to leave a dog unattended in the park. Even tied up on the dock. Please do not do that. We have a formal complaint about that. Dave

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 21 Apr '25

21 Apr '25

We lost another member of the marina community. Michael Jones passed away recently. He owned "Tangent" A Ranger 33. His obituary can be viewed at: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/deseretnews/name/michael-jones-obituar… Dave

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 19 Apr '25

19 Apr '25

I just heard that, early last December, Dale Blanchard, A long time member of the Great Salt Lake Marina community, died. Dale used to sail, race and live on his sailboat for a time. My understanding is that he was in poor health for some time. There will be a memorial service at noon on Memorial Day Dave

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OPENING DAY - BLESSING OF FLEET!
by Dave Shearer 13 Apr '25

13 Apr '25

The weather has turned sunny. The lake is rising. It must be time for a new boating season on America's inland sea - the Great Salt Lake! Just a few short weeks away is OPENING DAY! Whether you sail, sea kayak, scull or row, the season is upon us. And I'm not talking about "no-see-um" season. It is time to get on the water and enjoy our unique body of water. Join us for OPENING DAY on Saturday, May 3rd for the Boat Parade (sculling-rowing shells, kayaks, sailboats, etc), blessing of the fleet and opening day of the 2025 boating season! We will have a skippers meeting at 10:30am followed by a Blessing of the Fleet by Leroy Carter. Then it will be on the water for the boat parade. I hope to have a food truck available for the day. If not, we will have a pot-luck lunch. More details to follow. Mark your calendars and make it a day! Hope to see you all there! Dave

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CRANE DAY
by Dave Shearer 07 Apr '25

07 Apr '25

I'm getting some inquiries about wanting a crane day. Who is interested in a crane day in the next month or two? Let me know. Dave

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New water system
by Comcast 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Any news on when? Sent from my iPhone

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Work Order Request
by Dave Shearer 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Well it took me a while to figure out a rudimentary Work Order Request form but I have finally added one to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> If, in the future, you see something broken or needs fixing in the marina, you can email a work order request to the marina. To submit the Work Order Request, go to www.gslmarina.com<http://www.gslmarina.com> and go to the GSL Marina tab at the top of the menu and click on Work Order Request. Fill out the form and email the form to harbormaster(a)gslmarina.com<mailto:harbormaster@gslmarina.com> This will hopefully allow us to address problems more quickly at the marina. PLEASE DON'T SUBMIT WORK ORDER REQUESTS FOR DREDGING. I know we need to dredge. Thank you. Dave

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