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For optimum performance, good quality brushes and rollers are an investment, but it makes sense to use a low-tech, less expensive tool if adequate for the job. Choosing the right product all depends on your project. Antifoul application Rollers – Many bottom paint manufacturers recommend using a 3/8″ nap roller that will apply a thick coat with orange peel-type […]

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With an extraordinary performance of courage and determination, Team Antigua Island Girls, an all-female rowing team from Antigua and Barbuda, has achieved another memorable victory by rowing across the Pacific Ocean. After 41 days and 7 hours they were there! Team Antigua Island Girls’ Christal Clashing, Kevinia Francis and Samara Emmanuel crossed the finish line […]

The Sint Maarten Yacht Club celebrated the arrival of a specially designed sailing boat, designed to take individuals with disabilities on the water. One of the goals of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club is to make sailing available for a broader audience.  Sailing is the perfect sport to experience confidence and freedom on the water, and to improve […]

When Team Antigua Atlantic Rowers arrived home in second place on January 13, 2018, the challenge was issued for an all-female team from Antigua and Barbuda to be next. Several women answered the call. After months of training and preparation, four girls now row the ocean, all carrying the mantle for the country. They are […]

Text from the St. Maarten Yacht Club On June 3 and 4 the Budget Marine St. Maarten National Dinghy Championship was sailed in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. 30 boats competed in the third edition of this annual event. The National Dinghy Championship is a collaboration from the Sint Maarten Yacht Club and the Sint Maarten […]

The VE2023 fleet departed on the 6th of January as scheduled from the Marina Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, after the unanimous decision of the captains at the skippers briefing 2 days before the departure. Sailing south some 850miles towards the Cape Verde Islands is their first stop. It has been months, probably […]

Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association’s Christmas Hamper Race is a long-held end of year tradition. This fun race is not too long and includes both keelboat and dinghy racers. Donations by supportive companies include a variety of items including drinks and foodstuffs for the Christmas table. Budget Marine Trinidad has sponsored hampers for this race […]

Ten boats enjoyed two days of stiff sailing off Falmouth in Antigua in the annual Budget Marine High TideSeries. The boats were divided into three classes, and it was almost as if the smaller the class the tighterthe competition. In the largest class being the ‘Cruiser racers’, the win went to the very old but […]

Team Budget Marine hit the water for the second time in the newly refitted Melges 24 for La Course de L’alliance A well-prepared Team Budget Marine tested itself against the leaders of the Sint Maarten Melges fleet and learnt a few lessons. The first long race into the wind to St Barth’s involved some big […]