Nautical Boat Club - Nashville

We joined fall of 2019, not knowing COVID-19 was lurking in 2020. The Boat Club has been an awesome experience. Here’s why:
- Staff: professional, good/prompt communication, dock team and office team both are courteous and focused on helping us enjoy the water.
- Selection of Boats: these are high-end, luxurious, well equipped, well maintained and impressive crafts. One day we wakeboard. The next time out we cruise on a TriToon. Scheduling system is fair, allows for planning and the opportunity for impromptu outings. And, it’s obvious that the Club is gaining new members through C-19, but they keep adding more boats and making member-focused changes to policies so everyone gets ample time on the water (we usually go out once in weekend and once during week)
-Convenience: book your boat. Invite your friends. Pack your cooler. Show up. Walk on. Enjoy the water. Return to fuel dock. Fill up. Return boat to dock (where the dock team assists) and return home. We’ve owned boats and the time/hassle savings of. It loading it back on the trailer, wiping it down, covering, trailering to storage, cleaning, maintaining, repairing... so much work. When we grab our cooler and towel bag, and step off the boat, I look at my wife with a grin and say “this is the best part,”. This convenience makes the 2 hour after work boat trip possible.
-Value - there is no “cheap” way to go boating except with the older boat you paid cash for, maintain yourself and have lots of time to deal with it. If we’d have boat a boat, we could have afforded a $20,000, 15 year old boat. There is no comparison between that experience and the Boat Club (we’ve owned 3 boats over 15 years of boating so we know)

Downside? Maybe it’s that you can’t take your trailer boat anywhere you want? But, well I know for sure, we are getting more days in the water because it’s so easy. And, I’ve not once had to blow a Saturday repairing or maintaining my boat or trailer. There are 4 lakes close by. And other locations in other cities (haven’t tried that yet).

UPDATE AFTER THREE YEARS (August 2022)
We still love it. There are now five lakes to choose from or rather four lakes and one river! Everything about my review still stands. The club has been super consistent. Their level of service is still super high and they keep buying more quality boats. From May through September we are n the water 1-2 times per week. For all the years we owned boats, we never were able to use it that much. No regrets.

We have been members for over a year now and could not be happier! We have always wanted to own a boat, but this makes it doable and affordable for us and removes all the obstacles. It's never difficult to get a reservation and the staff is always so friendly and helpful to make it a wonderful experience. Our family is making the BEST memories on the lake thanks to the Nashville Boat Club!

We love Nautical Boat Club in Nashville and just renewed another year. It may seem expensive upfront, but the service is great and the boats are high quality, with a variety to choose from. We love the wakeboards and tubes provided! They make going out on the lake fun and easy. Everything is set up and ready to go, which is such a time saver too. Percy Priest is our go-to lake, but being able to go to Center Hill and other lakes nearby are an added bonus.

Becoming a boat club member has been the best investment I've made since moving to Nashville. I previously lived at the beach so the lake was the next best thing. Not only is the staff here so helpful, responsive, and super friendly, but they also take time to make sure members feel comfortable driving the boats and offer help whenever needed. I hardly ever have an issue in getting a boat reserved when I make them in a timely manner either. I highly recommend becoming a member of the Nashville Boat Club. It's worth every penny and gives you access to a full fleet of incredibly nice and well kept boats instead of the dealing with the money pit of owning one personally.

My husband and I joined this spring and we have thoroughly enjoyed every second of our membership. I was a little concerned when we decided to join because I wasn't sure if we would utilize all the benefits of the Nashville Boat Club over just buying our own boat. I am so happy we joined the club instead. Having all the perks of a boat, and not just any boat, but a fleet of beautiful, clean, and new boats at your disposal without the hassle or expensive costs of owning a boat is an amazing feeling. You arrive at the dock, your boat is clean, tank full of gas, all the water toys you have requested are already on board and you get to head out on the water as soon as you step on board. It's the best way to enjoy the lake.
Tim, the owner, is so personable and has put together a wonderful staff that takes care of every member. My first time taking the boat out without my husband was so nerve wracking, but thanks to staff members like JJ and Allan I felt so comfortable pulling up to the gas pumps and also parking the boat in the slip. They talked me through it and since then I have captained all of our boat trips, which my husband loves because he just gets to be along for the ride. And we have never had an issue reserving a boat when we wanted to be out on the water.
I highly recommend joining the Nashville Boat Club instead of buying your own boat. They have all the toys, which are included in your membership, and boats to fit your every lake dream and whim. We are so happy we joined and will be members for a long time to come!