Great Lakes Yacht Sales named #1 Chris-Craft Dealer Worldwide- AGAIN
For the third consecutive year, Great Lakes Yacht Sales has been named the #1 Chris-Craft dealer world-wide. The honor was given to Great Lakes co-owners Jerry Ipjian and Jack Irvin at the annual international dealers meeting held this past September in Sarasota, Florida. The company was also awarded the CSI award for excellence for its overall customer satisfaction index of over 95%.
Based in Kenosha Wisconsin, Great Lakes Yacht Sales began selling Chris-Craft in 2002. At this same time, Great Lakes completed construction of its new state of the art facility located in the Port of Kenosha. Currently, this top notch facility has 15,000 square feet of heated indoor showroom space where new Chris Craft Boats as well as a nice selection of used and brokerage boats are prominently displayed.
In addition, the company operates an additional 5000 square feet of showroom space dedicated exclusively to the current line of Chris-Craft Boats at its second location, The One Hundred Club in Fox Lake, Illinois. Situated on the popular Chain-o-Lakes in Northern Illinois, this full service facility offers year round sales and is a full service marina with 162 slips directly on Pistakee Lake. Great Lakes also utilizes satellite sales offices in Davenport, Iowa, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and Madison Wisconsin. In addition, the company has planned to open 3 new stores in West-Central Florida, and will soon be bringing expert sales and service to this undeveloped market.
By handling Chris-Craft exclusively, the company s philosophy becomes very simple, says co-owner Jack Irvin; "We can focus our efforts on one goal and one company. We feel this strategy can only increase Chris-Crafts expansion, and foster further growth for our dealership." Great Lakes consistently has the largest inventory of new Chris Crafts available for immediate delivery, provided by a very knowledgeable and competent sales and service staff.
The service staff at Great Lakes is managed by Amy Slater, who has 15 years of service and sales experience. Ms. Slater contends that the company s high service standards and achievements are obtained by employing a highly skilled service crew, which is licensed and certified by most manufacturers including Volvo, Mercruiser, Cummins, Mercury Marine and Raymarine.
The current Chris-Craft line up consists of boats 19ft- 40ft in length. The popular open bow Launch model is available in 22ft, 25ft, and 28ft lengths. The closed bow Corsair model is available in 25ft, 28ft, 33ft, and 36ft. Also available is the 40ft luxury Roamer model. Specifications, photos, and available stock can be found on the Great Lakes Yacht Sales website www.glysinc.com.