Steve speaks about the boat trade as it really is — the opportunities, the margins, the mistakes, and the expensive lessons that tend to arrive just after you think you have done a great deal.

His talks lift the lid on the commercial reality of the marine world: how good deals are found, how bad ones happen, where profit disappears, and why experience matters far more than enthusiasm. He explores risk, negotiation, hidden costs, seller psychology, buyer behaviour, and the constant challenge of making sensible decisions in a market full of optimism, emotion, and very expensive surprises.

These are not dry, theory-led talks. They are light-hearted, story-driven, and built on lived experience — real deals, near misses, bad buys, good wins, and the kind of lessons that only come from operating in a business where one mistake can wipe out the profit from several successful transactions.

For audiences who want an honest, entertaining look behind the glossy brochure version of the marine trade, Steve brings practical insight, sharp humour, and plenty of stories they will actually remember.