boat hire in Marina di Campo · Ranieri — 550 (2012)

Luca is very professional and helpful. The perfect boat.

I rented Luca's boat two days before. On the ad he has several boats so I didn't know which boat I was going to get. Luca is very nice. The 9am meeting at the port was respected. Be careful you have to speak a little Italian to understand each other because there is no English. For learning the boat it is very quick. He shows you the starter. The gas. The neutral point goes forward and reverse. He shows you where the petrol is and how to change the supply from one tank to another (2x30 litres). The cost of petrol is not included. 1l is about 2e. With Luca no insurance papers. No contract or identity card it works on trust. No life jackets on board. We struggled a little with the handling of the engine but once we got the hang of it it was great. Our day was very good we were a couple on the boat. I think that if you want to rent one of his boats you should not expect much explanation or a course on driving and a perfect boat. But that is the charm of Luca. For a quick rental I recommend. Before renting you can yourself check small guides of good conduct for 40hp boat without license to have some codes at sea. It was a great memory.

Excellent welcome, the means proposed functional to the type of excursion. A beautiful day spent safely at sea.

I enjoyed it however as you can see from the stars it was not as I expected. 1. THE PHOTO OF THE BOAT IN THE AD IS NOT THE ONE YOU TAKE. 2. THE BOAT WAS NOT CLEAN. "A 20 OF BUTTONS FOUND NEAR THE WHEEL, THE COLOR OF THE BOAT INSIDE WHERE IT SHOULD BE WHITE HAD ALMOST BECOME A LIGHT GRAY". 3. PROPRIETLY AT THE BEGINNING AFTER HAVING DONE 500M AT SEA THE OIL LACK LIGHT WAS ON. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED LUCA THE OWNER "A KIND PERSON AND PREPARED FOR INTERVENTIONS" WHO REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY AND REACHED ME IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS A FALSE ALARM, THE FLOAT'S CULPA, HOWEVER, HE TOLD ME: "IF I HAVE TO SUCCEED AGAIN, DISASSEMBLE THE LID AS I DID AND PEAK FLY". I STARTED AND AFTER ANOTHER KM THE PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN AND I DID AS HE TOLD ME "NOT ALL RENT TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA" THEN EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. 4. DIESEL WILL BE PAID AT THE END BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU CONSUME. IT HAS 2 TANKS OF 25L, WE HAVE CONSUMED 20 LITERS OF GASOLINE "THE CALCULATION IS MADE WITH THE NAKED EYE WHY THE METER DID NOT WORK" FROM 10:00 UNTIL 15:00 WITH A STOP OF ONE HOUR IN THE MIDDLE. IN SUBSTANCE I AM SIMPLE AND I HAVE FUN.

The landlord didn't speak a word of English or German and seemed drunk. There was hardly any instruction before the journey. Life jackets weren't even on board. I called him at the drop off but he said he didn't have time to send his wife. The woman was very haphazard and couldn't tell me where to park the boat. So I drove in a circle in the harbor basin for over half an hour. Now she asked a flat rate of € 20 for petrol without checking the tank. Now comes the crown: When my girlfriend was on the way home, he sent me voice messages and threatened me that he would give my photo to the Elba police and etc. because I apparently had not paid. Even though I had paid in advance by credit card. After I called him back and he didn't answer, he sent me a text message. And it said: I'm sorry, I made a mistake. He could apologize again properly .. I would definitely not recommend this boat.

We hired the boat for a day on the sea starting from Marina di Campo. The e-mail communication with Luca, which took place before the rental, was excellent, he immediately answered our questions and on the spot the service from him was excellent.

all perfect