In years past, many a racing and cruising sailor has used the unique conditions along the west side of Antelope Island to their advantage when heading in a northerly direction.
There is a significant current that runs north along the shoreline here that is evidenced by the northerly curvature of the western end of Miera Spit.
This current has also been documented in a study done years ago by Utah State Univ. students on the circulation patterns of the lake.
I can remember several distance races in the 70's and 80's where boats hugging the shoreline had a clear advantage over the boats taking 'a flyer' and heading out. The races that seemed to show this advantage most clearly were the old 40 miler's that used White Rock as the only mark of the course, then return to J Mark......quite a race!
If you do any sailing on a typical 'sea breeze' day, sail into the island, watching the depth, of course and you will notice as you get within a mile or so, you will be slowly, but steadily lifted on port tack as you approach the island. It seems the closer you dare sail, the higher you will be lifted.....giving an obvious advantage to the smaller boats with shallower draft.
These are just some thoughts from my memory banks over the last 30 years or so.......watch that depth!!
Steve.
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Yours is the old base map version by USGS that we used to create the new navigational chart of the south arm of Great Salt Lake in 1992.
Most of the data from that old map is very good, including data along Antelope's west shore. We mainly added 65 new geographic names and did some updated soundings. Your old tattered map is quite accurate, however, it would not have the Lat./ Lon. borders, or the new compass roses.
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Yours is the old base map version by USGS that we used to create the new navigational chart of the south arm of Great Salt Lake in 1992.
Most of the data from that old map is very good, including data along Antelope's west shore. We mainly added 65 new geographic names and did some updated soundings. Your old tattered map is quite accurate, however, it would not have the Lat./ Lon. borders, or the new compass roses.
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<BR>Think you're a real sailor?? Here's your chance to show your metal and prove
<BR>yourself and your boat, to yourself. The 2001 SOLO CUP will be held on
<BR>Saturday, May 12 in the South Basin of the Great Salt Lake. Skipper's
<BR>meeting will start at 8:30a on the GSLYC patio and racing will commence at
<BR>10a. Get your sun screen, your foulies, a sack lunch (and maybe dinner) and
<BR>see if you can single-hand your boat around a long bouy course.
<BR>
<BR>The SOLO CUP is a Special Off-shore Race (10 to 25 miles depending on wind
<BR>and weather) and is not part of the Offshore Series. It is hosted by the
<BR>Great Salt Lake Yacht Club and is open to anyone who has filed an Informed
<BR>Consent Form, has a sailboat over 19 feet, a VHF radio (handheld ok), and has
<BR>paid the $10.00 fee. (There is no cost to GSLYC members.) All boats will be
<BR>classified based on their PHRF rating with the standard offshore allowance.
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<BR>Consent forms, PHRF forms, and expert advice will be available prior to the
<BR>Skipper's meeting. (Please come early to fillout forms and pay fees.) Course
<BR>Maps will be handed out at the meeting.
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Special Note to Racers:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> If you have ever thought the reason your boat
<BR>struggled in races or had difficulty keeping up with other boats on the lake,
<BR>was due to your crew, now's the time to put your perception to the test. Ask
<BR>yourself, "is it my crew, my boat, or is it me? Come on out and give it go
<BR>and you will be able to answer at least two of these questions. You need
<BR>only to look in the mirror for your crew in this race <smile>.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Special Note to Cruisers/Daysailors:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Ever wonder what you would do if your
<BR>crew, (significant other, kids, friends, whoever you take sailing) became
<BR>dibilitated due to sea sickness, injury, etc. and your engine wouldn't start?
<BR> How would you single-hand the boat to safety and assistance in the fastest
<BR>possible manner? We don't like to think about these things, so we don't
<BR>often practice them. Well, here's your chance to see if you are ready for
<BR>such a situation, and safely, in the midst of numerous other boats in case
<BR>you do get in to trouble. Come on out and see what you've got!!
<BR>
<BR>This is more than a race, it's an on-the-water education!
<BR>See ya on the water,
<BR>Ric Simmons
<BR>GSLYC Race Committee
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You are truly not a Salty Chick until you are baptized with swell water. Prayers begin to form while your leeward rail is pushed to kiss the salt water in horizontal fashion.
Your companion/skipper/crew may show a grace and superb skill not ever tested in standard sailing circumstances, forgoing all assumptions. Let surprises happen.
One can find themselves falling for the endurance of their boat, mistaking it for love, when mother-nature's will has her say. It is possible to fall in love, on bended knees, with an inanimate object (a sailboat in this instance).
It is perfectly sane to talk to your sails and rigging as if they were alive.
Beg for crew next time. :)
Make sure your skipper hears your ideas. "Do you think we ought to reef the main?", becomes, "It's time to reef the main!". Believe in what you know. Don't just, know it. Act on it.
Be grateful for everything. Remember a hello or good-bye, might be the last.
Thank you to all.
Highwire out but not down.
Heidi
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. "
