ISLAND SERVICE RENTAL LTD.

What ISLAND SERVICE RENTAL LTD. does

Island Service Rental Ltd. is a privately held, founder-operated recreational boating and fishing charter business headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an additional listed office in Bedford, NS. The company operates under Captain Dangelo Smith, a lifelong Halifax native with 5 years of professional guiding experience, using a 28' Sea Fox center console vessel equipped with GPS, Fish Finder, and VHF Radio to deliver five distinct service offerings: a Full Day 8-hour offshore guided fishing trip ($2,200, up to 8 guests) targeting tuna, cod, halibut, and sunfish; a Half Day 4-hour inshore trip in St. Margaret's Bay ($1,600) targeting cod, mackerel, and salmon; Quick 1-2 hour Halifax Harbour fishing tours ($750-$850); waverunner/Sea-Doo jet ski rentals at $200/hour; and a Half Day Nassau Bahamas Harbour Tour ($100-$150) covering harbor cruises, beach days, and snorkeling.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer transactional model with online booking via its own website (islandservicerental.com), phone bookings at (782) 446-1133, and distribution through the Guidesly third-party charter marketplace. All bookings require a non-refundable deposit at checkout with the balance due on the trip date. Marketing is digital-first, centered on a content-marketing website with species guides and fishing reports, supported by Facebook and Instagram social channels. Customer segments include tourists visiting Halifax, families and groups of up to 8, individual anglers at all skill levels, and visitors to Nassau.

The company carries seven Guidesly platform badges (Best Boat, Best Spot, Great Guide, Great with Novices, Great for Top Anglers, Great with Kids, 5-Star Rating) supported by 4 verified reviews with a 100% recommendation rate. Ownership is founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, patents, trademarks, certifications, or strategic partnerships. Operating geographies span Nova Scotia, Canada and the Bahamas, though the Bahamas offering appears to be a remote, possibly partner-operated extension rather than a Halifax-based asset. No revenue, headcount, funding, or founding-year disclosures are present in the available source material.

Name

ISLAND SERVICE RENTAL LTD.

Legal name

Island Service Rental

Website

https://islandservicerental.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Island Service Rental Ltd. is a Halifax, Nova Scotia fishing charter and water recreation operator, offering guided Atlantic fishing trips, jet ski rentals, and Nassau harbor tours to tourists, families, and anglers of all skill levels under founder Captain Dangelo Smith.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fishing Charter Services

NAICS

Other Marine Fishing (114119), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (4872)

SIC

Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900), Water Transportation (4400), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAAAIAJ

Fishing & Spearfishing Charters (recreational/eco-managed)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Marine & Coastal Ecotourism (Diving, Snorkeling, Whale Watching)

SECONDARYCRAMAIAM

Marine Recreation Rentals & Tours Retail Counter (On-site Sales)

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Water Sports & Marine Recreation Retail

Keywords

• Guided fishing charters
• Boat tour services
• Water sports rentals
• Harbor cruises
• Personal watercraft rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Cicero

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Fishing Charter Services: The company generates revenue primarily through guided fishing charter services. Trips are priced per booking with rates based on duration and group size. The Full Day Guided Fishing Trip accommodates up to 8 guests for 8 hours at $2,200. Half Day Guided Fishing trips for up to 8 guests run 4 hours at $1,600. Quick Fishing Tours offer shorter 1-2 hour experiences starting at $750. Revenue is transaction-based with deposits required at booking and balances due on the trip date.
2. Water Sports Rentals: Revenue from waverunner/Sea-Doo/jet ski rentals. Priced at $200 per hour for up to 2 people. This provides additional revenue stream alongside core fishing charter services.
3. Harbor Tours: Revenue from Nassau Bahamas Harbour Tours offering various durations from 1-4 hours at price points ranging from $100 to $150. Includes harbor cruises, beach days, and snorkeling experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Island Service Rental provides guided recreational fishing charters and water-based tourism services in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Nassau, Bahamas. Offerings include full-day offshore fishing trips (8 hours, up to 8 guests, $2,200), half-day inshore fishing trips in St. Margaret's Bay (4 hours, up to 8 guests, $1,600), quick Halifax Harbour fishing tours (1–2 hours, from $750), Sea-Doo/waverunner jet ski rentals ($200/hour, up to 2 people), and Nassau Bahamas harbor tours (1–4 hours, $100–$150). Captain Dangelo Smith leads trips aboard a 28' Sea Fox center console vessel.

Product overview

Island Service Rental operates as a fishing charter and water recreation company offering a portfolio of five distinct service offerings: Full Day Guided Fishing Trips (8-hour offshore expeditions targeting tuna, cod, and halibut), Half Day Guided Fishing Trips (4-hour inshore trips in St. Margaret's Bay for cod, mackerel, and salmon), Quick Fishing Tours (1-2 hour harbor fishing excursions), Waverunner/Seadoo/Jetski Rentals (personal watercraft rentals), and Nassau Bahamas Harbour Tours (harbor cruises with sightseeing options). The company operates from Halifax, Nova Scotia under Captain Dangelo Smith aboard a 28' Seafox center console vessel with capacity for up to 8 passengers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Day Guided Fishing Trip in Halifax - Trout, Tuna and More

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% satisfaction recommendation rate from verified customer reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SamBoat: SamBoat is a European boat rental platform offering bareboat and crewed charters, jet ski rentals, and on-water experiences. It is comparable to Island Service Rental through its model of enabling individual charter operators to distribute rental and experience inventory to recreational consumers via online booking.
• Guidesly: Guidesly is the third-party booking platform that powers Island Service Rental's booking flow and awards the company's badges. It is a direct peer and platform partner, providing fishing charter and outdoor guide discovery and booking services to the same operator and customer base.
• Boatsetter: Boatsetter is a boat rental marketplace that connects renters with private boat owners for charters and rentals including jet skis, yachts, and fishing boats. It is comparable to Island Service Rental through its combination of boat/charter rentals and water-based experiences booked online for recreational consumers.
• GetMyBoat: GetMyBoat is a peer-to-peer boat rental and charter marketplace offering boat rentals, yacht charters, jet ski rentals, and water experiences globally. It overlaps directly with Island Service Rental's waverunner rentals, harbour tours, and private charter bookings, serving the same direct-to-consumer tourist and recreational customer base.
• FishingBooker: FishingBooker is a global online marketplace that lets anglers discover and book guided fishing charters worldwide. It is directly comparable to Island Service Rental because both connect travelers to local fishing charter operators via online booking, share the same core offering (guided fishing trips targeting multiple species), and target recreational tourist anglers.

Broad incumbents

• Viator: Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is a global tours, attractions, and experiences marketplace. It is a broad incumbent peer because it distributes thousands of boat tours, harbour cruises, and water-based experiences including fishing charters, reaching the same tourist customer base as Island Service Rental but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Airbnb Experiences: Airbnb Experiences offers bookable activities hosted by locals, including boat tours, fishing trips, and water sports. It is a broad incumbent peer of Island Service Rental, addressing the same tourist demand for hosted water-based experiences, but leveraging Airbnb's much larger host and traveller network.
• GetYourGuide: GetYourGuide is a leading global marketplace for tours, attractions, and experiences, including water-based activities, boat tours, and sightseeing cruises. It is a broad incumbent peer of Island Service Rental because it serves the same experiential-travel consumer demand but across hundreds of thousands of listings worldwide.

Emerging players

• Peek: Peek is a software and marketplace platform for booking tours, activities, and experiences including water tours and charters. It is an emerging player peer comparable to Island Service Rental through its focus on direct-to-consumer booking of recreational experiences from independent operators.

Regional players

• Stuart's Cove's Dive Bahamas: Stuart's Cove is a long-established dive and snorkel operator in Nassau, Bahamas offering reef trips, shark dives, and snorkel experiences. It is a regional peer of Island Service Rental through direct overlap with its Nassau Bahamas harbour tour and snorkel offerings, though it is far larger and dive-specialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/islandservicerental
• InstagramInstagram.com/island_service_ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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