Motor Yacht ROBERT ALLAN II
Specifications:
- Designer: Henry C Grebe
- Launched: 1936, Chicago, IL
- LOA: 40’ 0”
- Beam: 11' 7”
- Draft: 2’ 5”
- Displacement: 16,000 lbs
- Power: Twin Chrysler Crowns
- Transmissions: Paragon
The forward cockpit seats 3-4, and the aft cockpit seats 6-8. She sleeps 4 and has a galley with refrigerator, sink and microwave. Moored on E Dock in Montrose Harbor, she is one of the oldest power boats in Chicago, and the oldest Grebe afloat. With a top speed of 17 knots, she cruises comfortably at 10 knots. She is named for Robert and Allan Katz, whose family owned and maintained her for 40 years in Belmont Harbor. She is ideal for cruising the Chicago River, and along with Geoffrey Baer, was the star of the 2005 WTTW – Channel 11 documentary, Chicago by Boat.
Things We Enjoy on the ROBERT ALLAN II:
- Fireworks at Navy Pier on Wednesday and Saturday nights
- A trip down the South Branch of the river to Lawrence’s Fisheries at Canal Street, for fried shrimp, scallops, oysters or clams
- A trip up the North Branch to the Green Dolphin Club for a night of cool jazz
- Cruising along the lakefront at twilight to watch the sun set over the city
- The Annual Fleet Review in late June at the Chicago Yacht Club
- A front row seat for the Fireworks on the Fourth of July
- The Air and Water Show in August
- A cruise any weekend around the playpen off Oak Street Beach