Written by, Ed Gifford Budget Marine’s Laser and Optimist national championships sailed out of the Antigua Yacht Club this past weekend brought together the “Creme de La creme” of Antigua’s best young sailors, According to Karl James, two time Olympian and director of youth sailing at the Antigua Yacht Club. “After the last 2 years […]
Innovative Underwater Coating Ideal for Caribbean Vessels Auckland, New Zealand – Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, announced today it has partnered with Budget Marine to offer its full product line to boaters in the Caribbean. With an overriding commitment to its customers and large footprint in the Caribbean, Budget Marine is well known […]
Sailing boats can either pass through the water (displacement) or slide over the water (planing). More and more modern boats incorporate so much new technology and design that they are able to plane more often and faster than a few years ago. This causes a problem for regatta organizers and rating designers that will be […]
09 Feb 2022 / 13:30 Grenada, West Indies The fifth edition of the Viking Explorers Rally arrived for the second time in Port Louis Marina, Grenada. 18 boats on this year´s event, ranging from 34 to 60 feet from 10 different countries, France, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Australia, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and […]
December 18th and 19th 2021. The Antigua Yacht Club hosted the annual Budget Marine High Tide Series. The sailing conditions were challenging for the regatta with strong NE trade winds and numerous squalls with gusts reaching 33knots at times and seas up to 3 meters on the southern edge of the course. The committee set […]
07Jan2022 – The participants of the 5th edition of the Viking Explorers departed the Marina Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands after months of preparations. 20 boats and 71 crews from all around the world departed early in the morning on the 6th of January with strong Tradewinds, whereas some decided to leave a […]
Having established that visiting yachts in the Caribbean are numerous in 2022, the question is now what the quality of competition looks like in the big regattas. If you review the online entries there is reason to get excited. Antigua Sailing week stands out with a class of seven “sports boats“ which might suggest a […]
Add this item to your emergency quick fix list. By Ruth & Niels Lund Whenever we managed to prise our yacht from a seductive bay and head out to sea for destinations further away than a dinghy ride, one of the first things on our “must have before we leave” list, was a range of […]
By Ruth Lund Before I went cruising, I was not a fan of fans. I found them them noisy, sometimes hurtful to people and pets, a devil to keep clean, and always in the way when not in use. However, I could never have survived 21 years living onboard a yacht in the Caribbean without […]
Propane (LPG) is heavier than air and the crew aboard two boats destroyed by a gas explosion had no idea the gas was in the bilge. The first explosion lifted the boat’s entire deck almost a foot in the air; remarkably, the crew who unknowingly lit a cigarette, lived to tell the tale. The folks […]
