In this video, Soundings Trade Only editor-in-Chief David Gee walks the docks at the first day of the world’s largest in-water boat show.

And walk the docks is literally what he did, covering 15,000 steps and 8.85 miles, with video gear in tow.

The rainy Florida weather broke as Gee attended the unveiling of a new boat from Brunswick, spoke with Viking Yachts president and CEO Pat Healey and tried to get a sense of the prevailing mood within the recreational marine market.