Clint was the first person I met at the harbor. All of my association with the GSL is descended from that chance meeting. Clint was warm, friendly, and encouraging. Once, I had the privilege of assisting him with a search and rescue during a Tooele Twister. Everybody got back to the harbor safe and sound thanks to Clint’s dedication, professionalism, and deep knowledge of our inland sea. I will truly mourn his passing.

Jason Brunner (aka Hector Gomez the Hippie Saylor)
On Mar 3, 2017, at 9:12 AM, Robert S. Harper <rharper@xmission.com> wrote:

I remember Clint well. As a youth, he was a god of sailing on GSL. He always seemed to be on the best side of the course when racing and always had a smile at the end of a day. He was a very good sailor and left a lasting impact on the community.

Quoting Dave Shearer <dshearer@gslmarina.com>:

I have very sad news of the passing of a good friend of mine and the marina
community.  Clint Baty, an avid sailor, advocate, and my predecessor as
Harbor Master of Great Salt Lake Marina died on February 20th after a brief
illness.



Clint was born in Moab, Utah on April 27, 1934 and served in the Navy,
stationed in Europe during the Korean War.  He found his home on the Great
Salt Lake in the early 1970's and was a fixture here until 1998 when he
retired.  During that time he worked as the Ranger Sailboat dealer and
taught sailing introducing many people to the sport of sailing and Great
Salt Lake before becoming the first Harbor Master on Great Salt Lake.
Besides sailing his other passion was running and golf.  I remember him
often spending his lunch hours running from the marina to the old truck stop
located near Rocky Mountain Raceway.  There are many of us who have
wonderful and colorful stories of Clint, including him racing on Great Salt
Lake when he was racing his Merit 25 and losing his keel.  We had many
racing duels with him on is Olson 30 WEST SECOND SOUTH while I was racing on
AVALANCHE, a Hobie 33.



During his last few years as Harbor Master he, Ann Hunter, and I worked
closely together on the birth of  SAILFEST;  An event he envisioned
celebrating the sport of sailing as well as this wonderful inland sea he
loved.  That event still occurs every year and is a lasting tribute to
Clint.  He and I also worked closely on search-and-rescue cases during that
time.  He had a vast knowledge of Great Salt Lake and its history and was
always a joy to talk to.  And he dearly loved to tell stories of his
adventures on Great Salt Lake.  He would often return here to visit the lake
he loved and see old friend.  He always loved telling stories of the glory
days of Great Salt Lake.



Clint lived in American Fork and was married to Jane Barratt for the last 23
years of his life.  He is survived by seven children, twelve grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.



The obituary can be seen by going to
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=clinton-bat
y
<http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=clinton-ba
ty&pid=184278179> &pid=184278179



A graveside service will be held at the Camp Williams Veterans Memorial
Cemetery on March 31, 2017 at 11am.



Clint was 82





Dave Shearer

Harbor Master

Great Salt Lake State Marina

Antelope Island State Marina

801-209-9142











Sail fast, live large, and love life.
Robert Harper

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