Charter this Beautiful Catalina 36 Sailboat w/Captain in Chicago, Illinois

NO SMOKING All charters are NON-SMOKING. Use of any tobacco products, cigars, pipes, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapor devices, etc. are strictly prohibited. Use of any of these products may result in a non-refundable, early termination of your charter and the assessment of a cleaning fee. ALCOHOL Customers and guests may bring and consume reasonable amounts of alcoholic beverages within the bounds of Illinois State law. NO GLASS ON BOARD Glass containers are prohibited. Please do not bring them. Wine and Champagne bottle are permitted as long as they remain secure in a protective container during charter. Please bring plastic cups for drinking. SWIMMING Swimming may be permitted on charters of 3 hours or longer. Swimming is not guaranteed and is at the captain's discretion. If swimming is deemed permissible by the captain, every passenger on board will be required to sign a waiver & release prior to swimming. Swimming will not be allowed after the departure time of our Sunset Sail schedule for that same day. SWIMMING IS AT YOUR OWN RISK! CUSTOMER/GUEST BEHAVIOR Customers and guests are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. Any behavior determined by the captain to be inappropriate (lewd, offensive, unsafe, etc.) may result in a non-refundable, early termination of your charter. WEAPONS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Weapons on any kind are strictly prohibited! Guns, knives, or weapons of any kind are NOT allowed on board our vessels at any time. Bringing any of these prohibited items aboard may result in a non-refundable, early termination of your charter. FOOD AND BEVERAGE Food and beverages may be consumed on deck. Please clean up any spilled food or beverage and take your garbage with you. A cleaning fee may be assessed for excessive spillage. ANIMALS ARE PROHIBITED Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate animals of any type. SEASICKNESS/MOTION SICKNESS Any person that experiences seasickness must remain on deck. The cabin area below deck is NOT an appropriate place for any person to deal with seasickness. A cleaning fee will be assessed for any person vomiting anywhere in the below deck cabin area of the sailboat, including the “head”/bathroom. CLEANING FEES Cleaning fees, if applicable, will be equivalent to the standard, full price of your charter. TERMINATION OF CHARTER The captain reserves the right to cancel a charter at any time for reasons of weather, mechanical failure, or safety. Charters will be rescheduled at the customer’s convenience. A refund will be offered if rescheduling cannot be agreed upon. LATE ARRIVALS The late arrival of customers and guests may result in a shortened charter sail without refund or adjustment to price. CONSENT TO BE FILMED/PHOTOGRAPHED Boarding any sailboats operated by our company is your implied consent to be filmed, photographed, and recorded. Furthermore, by boarding any of our sailboats you are granting our company, their agents, successors, assignees and affiliates, and their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, and representatives the right and permission to use such film, photographs, and recordings of your voice, image, and likeness for the purpose of promoting our company. and its related services. You further agree that you will not receive any financial compensation or cash payment for the rights or permissions granted by you. In such case that you are the parent or guardian of any minor child that has accompanied you aboard our sailboat, you further consent to the foregoing on behalf of that minor child. MINIMUM AGE Passengers must be at least 10 years old. FACE MASKS ARE OPTIONAL MASK FREE SAILING IS HERE!  New for 2022, face masks are OPTIONAL. Wear them or not, the choice is yours.   Our captains and crew are not required to wear face masks.  However, if it would make you feel more comfortable, please let the captain know and they will be more than happy to wear face masks during your charter. SOCIAL DISTANCING Social distancing is your responsibility and at your discretion within your group.  There is plenty of space on board our sailboats to spread out and maintain appropriate social distances. SICK PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AT HOME All passengers are required to self-diagnose their health status before boarding and let us know if they are not feeling well. PLEASE STAY AT HOME IF ANY OF THESE CONDITION APPLY: SICK – If you are sick or not feeling well. SYMPTOMATIC – If, in the last 5 days, you have experiences symptoms related to COVID-19, the flu, or any other potentially contagious disease. OUR COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN AND SAFE SAILING ENVIRONMENT Sailboats are washed with biodegradable boat soap each morning prior to charters. ACCESS TO CABIN AND RESTROOMS The fun is up on deck sailing!  Not hanging out below deck in the cabin!  So, please minimize your time below deck in the cabin. We also ask that no more than one person goes down below into the cabin at a time.  There is a restroom on board each boat.  However, the restrooms are small, and toilets on a boat do NOT work the same way your toilets work at home.  Please ask the captain and crew before using the restroom. We strongly encourage you to use the public restrooms on shore prior to boarding. FOOD, WATER, AND ICE We will have bottles of water available.  However, we encourage you to bring your own beverages and help us reserve our water for emergency hydration. We will provide a small cooler in which passengers may store items to keep them cold. Food, beverage, and ice storage is limited to provided cooler.  Please plan accordingly. COVID-19 POLICY UPDATES AND CHANGES The above policies are subject to change without notice in response to changes in status of the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to comply with new or changing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Department of Public Health, Cook County Department of Public Health, and Chicago Department of Public Health.