With regatta season in full swing, we received an interesting letter from a man who has experienced more than most when it comes to organizing Caribbean sailing events, Robbie Ferron. Not only does Mr Ferron race and campaign his own boat around the islands, he has put together regattas of all types from huge 300 […]
SIMPSON BAY— Fiji Water took top honours in racing class and Solstice won the ‘less racy’ class out of nine boats that entered the Budget Marine Challenge on Sunday. The Budge Marine Challenge features starts from an anchored position and require the crew to be below decks. Numerous boats got to drifting around, however, the […]
Sunday January 29th will be the second annual Budget Marine Challenge in Sint Maarten. This longstanding traditional race model, developed in Curacao, is aimed at local boats that want a solid day of racing with the extra interest factor of an anchor start. This year will be a one day affair with a lunch stop […]
Budget Marine celebrated their fifteenth year in the Bonaire community with a fun day at the waterfront! Rather than just having a party, we celebrate with the community that supports us. This entire program was a fund raiser for Jong Bonaire, an after school program for teens, Athletics Federation, training and competing in track and […]
Boxing Day the 26th of December, saw the conclusion of the 2016 HighTide Series hosted by Antigua Yacht Club and Sponsored by Budget Marine Ltd. The final two races of the series, races 4 and 5, were sailed in boisterous blustery conditions with winds in the 15 to 30 knot+ gusts in the waters just […]
Day 1The first day of the Budget Marine HighTide Series took place in what could be considered to be ‘spirited’ conditions, with the X-mas winds making themselves felt. In the harbour the wind was just north of east averaging 17 knots, gusting to 25, while just outside the harbour the boats were getting up to […]
Thursday the 22nd December dawned with torrential rain but by the time of the start the weather was much improved and we had Easterly winds at 15-20 knots. We had the same 5 boats from Sunday Cricket, Regardless, Biwi Magic, Valient, and Hightide. Two other boats joined in, Sleeper and Miss Tangfog. Biwi Magic had […]
Last Saturday, during the award ceremony of The Grenada Chamber Awards, four members of a total of eleven Budget Marine Grenada staff members went to the event organized by the Grenada Chamber of Industry & Commerce. They were very excited as Budget Marine Grenada comfortably walked away with the award for Excellence in Tourism for […]
The High Tide Series, also known as the Christmas series, has stood out for bringing together visitors and locals in friendly sportsmanlike racing and after race events. Budget Marine is a proud sponsor of this event and invites you to participate in this racing tradition held at the Antigua Yacht Club. The Budget Marine High […]
Nice article about Budget marine in St.Maarten’s newspaper The Daily Herald – Weekender Edition: Here’s the full article: Most successful companies evolve from humbling beginnings and as they grow they need to continually enhance their services. Needless to say this also involves investing in the latest software. Robbie Ferron, Founder of Budget Marine, reports: ‘There […]