To access the E-Sea Sharing service, simply download the app from the App Store or Google Play and register by entering your personal data, contact details and payment method. E-Sea Sharing will send you the login credentials via email. Once this is done, you can view all the available boats on the map and book one.

Once identified the available boat, you can book it via App. The reservation lasts a maximum of 15 free minutes, to which a further 5 minutes can be added. If you decide to cancel the booking or the booking time has expired, the boat is made available again and can be booked by other Customers. In this case you will not be able to book the same boat twice consecutively for 60 minutes from the expiry or cancellation of the previous booking. Remember booking a boat only when you actually plan to use it within the maximum 20 minutes. If you are on the quay near an available E-Sea Sharing boat, you can immediately use it without a reservation.

Once you have registered and logged in and reached the available boat, you can unlock it by entering on your smartphone the unique code of the boat that you will find on the windshield, consisting of the name ESEA followed by two digits.

a. Before starting the engine make sure that it is in good condition and clean; if not, send a report to E-Sea Sharing by answering the questions you will find in the service activation process.
b. Before getting on board, remember to remove your shoes and store these and any objects that could get lost during navigation in one of the lockers on the boat.
c. Remove the key from the relative magnet placed in the locker under the driver’s seat, wrap the lace around your wrist and attach the safety key under the throttle as shown in figure 1.
d. Put the throttle in neutral position and start the engine. Warning: if the safety key is not inserted correctly and the throttle is not in neutral, the engine will not start!
e. Remove the carabiners from the bitt first in the stern (1) (behind) and then in the bow (2) (forward), as shown in figure 2. In case of need, ask the E-Sea Sharing staff or the port staff for help.
f. Once the boat is free, shift into gear very slowly to get out of the berth. When maneuvering, pay close attention to other nearby boats and the submerged ropes to which they are anchored. Inside the port, always keep in the center of the free space between two rows of boats and move at a very limited speed, maximum 3 knots.

– You can use the service only if you are 18 and have a valid ID. You cannot leave the guide to other people: if you have activated the service, you are the only responsible for the guide, the people on board, the boat and the equipment.
– You cannot drive the boat if under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
– The boat must be conducted in compliance with the Code of Navigation, the Civil Code, the Penal Code and the ordinances of the competent local authority.
– Stay above 200 m. from the coast in the bathing areas, at a distance of at least 100 m. from the rocky walls and from any signal at sea (eg buoys, top marks, etc.). –
Always keep a moderate speed and do not take your eyes off course, so that you can intervene in time in case of a danger at sea.
– Be careful not to cause damage to yourself, to others, to the boat or anything else because any costs resulting from your carelessness will be charged to you.
– When driving a boat always make sure you have enough fuel to go back to port. The cost of any intervention at sea if you find yourself adrift will be charged to you.

If you want to anchor, put the engine in neutral and check the seabed. If you don’t see the seabed or it is rocky, you can’t drop anchor! If you see the sandy seabed, take the anchor from the locker at the bow (forward) and throw it into the sea holding the rope firmly (the system consists in order of: anchor – chain – rope), as in figure 3. When you throw the anchor pay attention to people and things and remember to slide the rope along the rigid tip of the boat and not along the tubes. When the anchor touches the bottom, leave a few more meters and fix the rope to the bow bitt, as shown in figure 4. Wait to stop completely and turn off the engine.

On board an E-Sea Sharing boat you can access the areas of the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park but remember to buy an entrance ticket on here. However, access to the Marine Protected Area of Tavolara – Punta Coda Cavallo is not allowed! You are in any case held responsible for any violations and you will be charged for the penalties received. Always remember to respect the sea and its inhabitants.

If you have chosen a daily or weekly rate package, before entering the port remember to fully refuel the boat. Enter the port very slowly and paying attention to the other boats and anchor ropes. Find the mooring point reserved for E-Sea Sharing and enter one of the free berths. If you need help, ask the E-Sea Sharing operator or the port operators for assistance. Once in your place, keep the engine in neutral without turning it off, first fix the rope to the pier bitt and to the bow bitt, then tie to the stern bitt the other rope, which you find linked to the pier (fig. 5, fig. 6). Once this is done you can turn off the engine.

After having moored the boat, having switched off the engine and attached the repeater key fob to the relative magnet, you can drop the boat off by selecting the “End Lease” option. If you are unable to interrupt the service, it may be due to a little signal coverage: make a few more attempts, otherwise contact Customer Service. Before leaving the boat make sure that the key is correctly placed in its place, all documents, manuals and accessories are in order and in their original position, all on-board equipment are correctly placed in their place, there are no personal effects or waste left on board the boat. At the end of each lease, you will be able to consult a summary of the use of the boat on the app, such as: rental minutes, miles traveled, total amount charged.