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Safer, Smarter Boating at EB Rentals
How a 24-boat electric rental fleet at Lido Marina, Newport Beach uses WAIV to keep customers safe and boats protected.
- Lido Marina, Newport Beach, CA
- 24 Electric Boats
- Vadim Askirin, Manager
24 Boats. One Busy Harbor. And a GPS System the Team Couldn't Trust.
EB Rentals operates a fleet of 24 electric boats out of Lido Marina in Newport Beach, California. Like many electric boat rental operators, they serve customers with limited boating experience.
Customers sometimes ventured beyond approved routes, into shallow and restricted areas. Meanwhile, the previous GPS system provided delayed and inaccurate locations.
EB Rentals needed more than a dot on a map. They needed a reliable way to know where every boat was — and warn renters before they entered areas they should avoid.
Lido Isle channels & Balboa Island perimeter with designated no-go shallow zones.
One Connected Fleet. Immediate Onboard Warnings.
EB Rentals installed WAIV AHOY GPS trackers across all 24 electric boats. WAIV combines fleet visibility with onboard alerts, giving the rental team a more reliable way to monitor boats and respond when customers enter restricted areas.
The team defines restricted areas and shallow-water zones. When a boat crosses a configured boundary, the onboard siren warns the renter directly, while staff receive a notification.
Staff can see all 24 boats on one unified dashboard from a phone, tablet, or computer, tracking location and battery telemetry seamlessly.
Recorded routes and speed information give the team
a clearer picture of how the fleet is being used and
enable proactive maintenance.
- AHOY INSTRUMENTATION
Discreet helm installation: automated acoustic warning right at the vessel.
Engineered specifically for wet marine environments, WAIV AHOY mounts cleanly behind the helm console to trigger loud 95dB directional alerts without external technician overhead.
A Difference the Team Can Hear
“The alarm is a game changer. Even if people are having fun and listening to music, they can still hear it. It lets them know they are not in the right area, so they can safely turn back.”
— Vadim Askirin, Manager, EB Rentals
Safer Boaters. Better Fleet Visibility. Greater Confidence.
Equipped with WAIV AHOY at Lido Marina.
The combination of reliable GPS tracking, geofenced siren alerts and fleet-wide visibility helped the team:
- Keep boats within permitted areas.
- Warn renters immediately when they enter restricted zones.
- Monitor the entire fleet from one dashboard.
- Regain confidence in the accuracy of their tracking system.
- Improve awareness and safety for both renters and staff.
A Major Upgrade from Their Previous Tracking System
Comparing EB Rentals’ prior tracking experience with WAIV’s purpose-built marine technology.
- BEFORE WAIV
- Delayed location updates logging minutes behind real boat positions
- Inaccurate GPS fixes causing false alerts or completely missed events
- Boats sometimes appeared in completely wrong marina channels
- Staff couldn't fully trust the tracking data for proactive safety intervention
- WITH WAIV
- Fast and accurate real-time location updates
- Continuous real-time visibility across all 24 vessels simultaneously
- Clear path history and high-precision speed tracking
- Immediate, automated onboard siren alerts right at the vessel
Make Every Rental More Visible. Make Every Boat Safer.
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