Steve D'Antonio

Founder and CEO of Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
(This bio is written by one of Steve D'Antonio's longtime clients and taken from his website)

When he started his consulting business, over five years ago, Steve set an ambitious mission for his company, "To Bring the Fun Back to boating by making our boating experiences safer, more reliable and less costly." That's not something he hopes to do someday in the future. He's doing it today for his individual clients, his industry clients and his many loyal readers.

He's been living that mission statement since the day he took his first job in a boatyard 25 years ago, through many years as manager of a boat yard, through his thousands of articles, columns and blogs written for major boating magazines since 1992, through his role as Technical Editor of both PassageMaker Magazine and Professional Boat Builder magazine and as a monthly contributor to Cruising World Magazine, through his lectures for major industry association meetings as well as his contributions to ABYC standard setting bodies, and through his lectures for Trawler Fest events, as well as for owner's groups, cruising associations and yacht clubs. He lives his mission daily.

Because of his unique ability to explain highly technical information on a wide array of boating topics in a clear, easy to read and easy to use manner, he has become a widely read and widely sought after voice in the marine industry. In 2013 his book on marine systems will be published by McGraw Hill/International Marine Publishing. As in his articles and lectures, the book will include detailed photographs from his library of over one million technical and marine related images.

Within the marine industry, he has become a widely respected advocate for the boat owner and buyer, primarily because the industry knows that he has the technical expertise to fully assess their products, the hands on experience to appreciate their challenges, an intimate understanding of their customers, and he has the ear of their buyers. The focus of his advocacy is directly on his company's mission; to insure that the products and services provided by the marine industry continue to improve the safety and reliability of the boating experience, to reduce the cost of boat ownership and bring the fun back to the boating experience.

When he resigned from his position as the manager of a boat building and repair yard, to start his consulting business in 2007, it allowed Steve to become an active force in many areas of the marine industry, and to make his expertise, skills and services available nationally and globally. Yet, he prides himself on  remaining available to his clients 24-7.

I was a boatyard client of Steve's for over a decade and have been a consulting client since he started his company over five years ago. I could give you a glowing testimonial describing how Steve has made my boating experience safer, more reliable and less costly and how he kept my boating dreams alive when, many years ago, I would have pitched my dreams out the window out of frustration with the marine industry. However, a single testimonial is not sufficient to make the full case for the value of Steve's services. I encourage you to read the client testimonials that Steve has published on his website, from folks who have had Steve inspect boats before they purchased them, from folks who have carried out complex refits relying on Steve's guidance, from those who have been trained by Steve individually or in workshops, as well as testimonials from industry professionals and companies who have used Steve's services. In short, those testimonials speak volumes about Steve’s expertise and his commitment to boat owners, buyers and the marine industry.

You can learn more about the services offered by Steve by visiting www.stevedmarineconsulting.com