Robert Steadman
Robert Steadman’s love of the sea began young, sparked by watersports and especially wakeboarding in his teens. After starting with a UK sports boat importer, he trained for his STCW and set off to the South of France to find a superyacht deckhand role. After weeks of dock-walking he landed a position on a 50m Hakvoort—and five years, four yachts, and 20 countries later, he had lived and breathed yachting, gaining experience from splicing to helming. He earned his Yachtmaster Offshore in 2012 and advanced diving qualifications in Florida before moving into sales and brokerage. Joining Berthon International in 2018 was, as he puts it, “one of the easier decisions.” Today, he heads the New Motor Yacht Sales division in the UK, having studied under Hugh Rayner. For Robert, brokerage is about variety, challenge, and people—and he still enjoys every minute, with new adventures always around the corner.