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Eardley Spit Cruise - Forecast
by Dave Shearer 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Although the weather forecast for Saturday's Eardley Spit Cruise looks great, the wind forecast looks questionable. The cruise is still on for right now. But I will keep you posted if it looks like it will be too windy to make a good anchorage or getting people on the beach. If that is the case we will postpone the cruise to a later date. I'll keep you posted. Thanks Dave

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

There are a couple of people looking to get to Eardley Spit for this weekend's cruise. If any of you are looking to take crew please let me know and we will try to match people up. Hope to see you all there. Dave

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EARDLEY SPIT CRUISE - Just a Week Away
by Dave Shearer 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

It is that time again. Time for the largest cruise gathering on America's Inland Sea! The Harbormaster's Eardley Spit Cruise. Saturday, June 9th we sail for the spit. Meet at the marina patio at 10:30am for a quick briefing; especially if you've never navigated to the spit before. It is a fairly straight forward sail but it is also easy to get too far to one side or the other when passing through the Grantsville Narrows (the area between the spit and Black Rock Reef). Right after that we depart for the spit. Please plan on your own transportation from your boats to the spit as we are a tad short on volunteers to help shuttle people back and forth. I will have the main course of Brats but please bring a side to share if you can. Beach games will be set up. BYOB. For those that want to stay overnight the anchorage is usually quite protected and sound holding for the anchors. Please RSVP so I know how many people are coming and how much food to prepare for. Thanks Dave

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Sailing Seminars
by Dave Shearer 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

We had quite the large response to the sailing seminars email. The Great Salt Lake Emergency Response Team will begin offering these seminars starting Tuesday, June 5 at 7pm. These sessions will be held at the marina shop/office. The first clinic will include: * Predicting and understanding Great Salt Lake weather * Pre-sail checklist * Basic boat maintenance and responding to an emergency situation If you are planning on attending please let us know so we can provide enough material and seating. Thanks Dave

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Waypoint Database/File
by Blair White 26 May '18

26 May '18

Hi Dave, When I got pulled off Goggins reef last year I thought I heard there was a database of waypoints for safe navigation. I've found the waypoints associated with that reef (https://www.gslmarina.com/gps-coordinates) thanks. Earlier this spring I was near the northern end of Antelope, about mid-way in the water east to west and saw a buoy up there. It was raining and the wind was gusting near 30 so I choose to keep a distance such that I could not make out what it was for, nor did I record my coordinates. I thought I even heard there was a file I could download straight into my GPS that would import all of these markers. Does a database/file exist that would include markers like this? If so, where can I access it? Thanks, Blair

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Cardboard Boat Races - Saturday, June 16, 2018
by Janet Robins 24 May '18

24 May '18

Time's running out to get those cardboard boats built! [cid:image003.jpg@01D3F385.7C23D780] The annual GSLYC Sailfest cardboard boat races are Saturday, June 16, 2018. Registration is at 10:00 on the lawn at the YC pavilion, and the race starts at 11:00 am! The event is FREE and open to everyone! Please see the attached pdf file for complete rules and guidelines!

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IMPORTANT - GSLYC Memorial Day Cruise CANCELLED
by Janet Robins 24 May '18

24 May '18

***IMPORTANT*** GSLYC Memorial Day Cruise to Fremont CANCELLED due to typical unpredictable weather on Memorial Day! Let's pray if Mother Nature won't let us cruise that she at least rewards us with water!

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Opportunity to learn more about the lake and its weather
by Dave Shearer 23 May '18

23 May '18

Most of you are aware that we have a volunteer search & rescue team out here. One of their missions is to help educate the boating public about Great Salt Lake. We held several seminars a few years back that were quite popular. Well we are going to do those seminars again. Some of those topics are: * Navigating on the Great Salt Lake (GPS and dead reckoning) * Weather forecasting and understanding Great Salt Lake weather * Anchorages and where to go * Boating safety * Radio operations and etiquette There are several places to go and not to go on Great Salt Lake. Obviously places not to go are where the reefs are. The navigation seminar would be a great one to learn where the reefs are and where great destination areas are. I know there are some people new to Great Salt Lake. These seminars would be a great opportunity to become more familiar with the lake, its weather, and maybe your own boat. Some thought is to have these seminars on weekdays after work. Another thought is to do them on weekend mornings. What do you prefer? Let me know. Is there a subject you would like to learn more about? Let me know. Thanks Dave

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Marina Mouth Closure
by Dave Shearer 22 May '18

22 May '18

It will be necessary to close the mouth of the marina tomorrow (Wednesday) morning from 10am to about 2pm. Sorry for any inconvenience Dave

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Missing red buoy
by Dave Shearer 18 May '18

18 May '18

The Great Salt Lake Yacht Club has lost a small round red buoy. If anyone has seen it please pick it up or report it to me. Thanks Dave

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