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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 05 Feb '19

05 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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Polar Bear OFFICIALLY Postponed
by Dave Shearer 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

After 100% unanimous opinion the Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party and Race have been postponed 0ne week to February 9th. Same times. Now that we have moved the event lets hope for a great snow/rain storm event. We are way behind where we need to be. Dave

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Should we Postpone the Clam Chowder and Race this Weekend?
by Dave Shearer 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Well the weather looks horrible this weekend for the Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party and Race. So my thought is to see if people would like to postpone the events until the next Saturday, which is showing some favorable weather. We desperately need this storm coming in this weekend but I don't want the weather to dampen a great event. My inclination is to postpone till the 9th. What do all of you think? Dave

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POLAR BEAR CLAM CHOWDER PARTY AND RACE
by Dave Shearer 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

The sun is rising earlier in the morning. And setting later in the evening. A new sailing season is just around the corner! Time to celebrate with the annual Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party and Sailboat Race. This Saturday the Harbor Master is hosting his annual Clam Chowder Party at 1pm. Weather permitting the party will be over on Trestle Dock (The Harbor Master's Deck). I will provide some clam chowder but side dishes and your own clam chowder concoctions are always welcome. I will also have a nice warm fire started in my fire pit next to my deck. BYOB. This social is open to the WHOLE marina community. RSVP's are not necessary but appreciated. In the case of inclement weather the party will be held in either the shop or yacht club. In conjunction with the Polar Bear Clam Chowder Party there will also be a short buoy race. Skippers meeting at 10am with a start near the Deep Channel Buoys at 11am. RSVP for the Race is Mandatory. Thanks Dave

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Boat Slip Lease
by Dave Shearer 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

I have received emails from many of you stating that you have not received your Boat Slip Lease or Dry Storage Lease for 2019. This is likely true. I am behind on sending them out. But we have also had a change on the Boat Slip Lease. To make it easier on you and I we will no longer have a termination date on the leases. This means they will rollover year after year until the lease is actually cancelled by the Slip Renter or Parks. The Credit Card Autopay form will still expire each year at this time. You should be seeing your new Boat Slip Lease very soon. Thank you, for your patience. Dave

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SAD NEWS
by Dave Shearer 17 Dec '18

17 Dec '18

Recently one of our own community passed away during a boating accident. His name was Hal Hintze and is the father of Kyle Hintze. Hal and Kyle raced at Great Salt Lake onboard their Adhara 30. They also sailed the South Pacific together. Hal died on December 6 at the age of 80. His obituary can be seen by clicking on the following link http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=harold-and…

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Boat Slip Lease 2019
by Dave Shearer 11 Dec '18

11 Dec '18

Today I will start sending out the new 2019 Boat Slip Lease, Dry Storage Contracts and 2019 Credit Card Autopay forms. IMPORTANT NOTE: All three forms EXPIRE on December 31, 2018. That includes the Credit Card Autopay Authorization form! When you receive your form you will see that the information on the slip, slip rate and your boat information will already be filled out. Please fill out your address, email address, and phone numbers so we have current data. Also accounts MUST be current before we can renew your contract. If you do not see a package in your email box within a week it is probably because your account is in arrears. Thanks Dave

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