About Us
Chicago Motor Yacht is a Chicago boat rental company that specializes in providing luxurious, yet affordable, bareboat yacht rentals on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Our team offers more than 20 years of boating experience and 25 years of hospitality experience, providing the best boat rental experience, from the River to the Playpen. We are committed to guest education and safety in order to deliver our clients a full-service yacht charter that is both fun and safe.True Short Facts About Chicago Motor Yacht Rental
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""Chicago Motor Yacht is a yacht chartering and event management company that helps clients to celebrate their special occasions on the water. We provide an unparalleled boating experience by offering reliability, quality, an easy booking process and a streamline of other different services to enhance our client’s experience.""It's our pleasure to offer our U.S. Coast Gaurd Certified Captain's. Our trained captain's will provide you with the best experience tailored to your needs.
As long as you have a designated captain, the rest of your group are free to enjoy adult beverages during your cruise, provided they are of legal age. Drinking responsibily is an expectation of ours.
Per USCG regulations we are not allowed to provide you with a captain. You are welcome to either supply your own captain that meets all of the owner and USCG regulations or you may choose a captain from a list of pre-approved captains that we have vetted and are familiar with our vessel. Captain’s fee is separate and paid directly to the captain. Their average rate is $75/hour. Gratuity is not included (20% is standard). Once you book with us we will provide you with the list of captains.
What Customers Say About Us
Good partners. Good words. Your opinion is very important to us. Our team is striving to get better.
Lindsay Strong
August, 2021
August, 2021
Instant communication, clean and beautiful boat, great value. We would love to do this every summer!
Fannie Liao
September 2021
Grace is very responsive. Our captain Jack was nice. We discussed with him where we want to go. The ride today was smooth and we got to take some nice photos with the Chicago buildings! Good value and will book again next time!
HD
August, 2021
Amazing Yacht and very friendly owner. Also their staff (Master) is very friendly guy
Nahnecia
August, 2021
Had a great time with captain Jack. I would definitely recommend and look forward to booking with them all again.
Melvin Sims
July 2021
Amazing! 100% recommend! We had THE best time for my birthday. Awesome Boat, awesome owner and Captain Jack is totally awesome! Well worth it.
Rabia
June 2021
I had the best time on Grace’s boat for my birthday. Boat was just as pictured, spacious and clean! Captain Jack was amazing - very responsive and helpful. I highly recommend !!
Lisa
June 2021
Captain Jack and deckhand David were so great!! Our trip was awesome. Great and spacious boat for the 12 of us. We’ll definitely consider booking again.
Billey
June 2021
Awesome trip with Captain Jack. He made us feel comfortable and welcomed. Without question, I would be happy to book this again.
Vanessa
May 29-2022
Exactly as expected. Thank you for the lovely day! We’ll be back.
Joseph K
4th of July Sea Ray
July, 2022
I'd highly recommend Grace's boat. The bow is open, unlike most Lake Michigan rentals... which allows for more people, more socializing, and a better day on the water. Grace was very quick to respond and her captain recommendation was fantastic.
Arrhianna
June 18-2022
June, 2022
Grace was super responsive and accommodating, especially for large boats and if you may need more than 1! We had captain Jack who was super chill and well prepared.
Luis Arnoltt
June 25-2022
The boat is clean and our Captain David was very accommodating and easy to communicate with. Def recommended!!!
Ivan
August 2022
Very easy to work with people , great communication , Captain Jack is great vessel operator, definitely coming back !
Alyse
July 2022
Grace is very responsive. Our captain Jack was nice. We discussed with him where we want to go. The ride today was smooth and we got to take some nice photos with the Chicago buildings! Good value and will book again next time!
Joshua
August 2022
Boat exceeded our expectations and Captain David and Bart was great. Everything was clean and orderly. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to get out and enjoy the Chicago skyline and some fun on Lake Michigan.