Budget Marine Grenada nominated for the Excellence in Tourism award

Budget Marines’ leadership has been solid and consistent over the past decade and Managements’ constant attention to detail and the staffs’ commitment to extraordinary customer service has resulted in loyal customers who make it their duty to return to Grenada every year to enjoy yachting. Nonetheless, Budget Marine has still found ways to further improve […]

Simsaf Nationals

Budget Marine once again made a major contribution to sailing by assisting in making available the seven one design Jeanneau 20’s that were used to hold the only fleet sailing in the Sint Maarten National Championships organized by the Sint Maarten Sailing Federation. Winner was team Fiji Water with John Gifford helming with son Carson […]

Budget Marine helps with awareness for Breast Cancer

After last year’s succes, Aqua mania Adventure’s second Pink Sunset Sail to raise awareness for Breast cancer took place on October 1st in St.Maarten. Funds were raised through ticket sales and a raffle with the Grand prize, a Stand-up paddle boards with paddle, being sponsored by Budget Marine. The excited and grateful winner of the […]

Budget Marine introduces eco-friendly, reusable shopping bags

Antigua’s bold lead in banning the importation and use of all plastic bags, except for those used for garbage collection and disposal, provided the impetus for designing and distributing Budget Marine re-usable bags, not only in Antigua, but also to Budget Marine’s 13 stores located on islands throughout the Caribbean, including Aruba, which recently followed […]

Flexible solar panel SUNBEAMsystem

Designed in Sweden with clean looks, a high finish and with no visible internal wiring, the surface of the SUNBEAMsystem ‘Tough’ flexible solar panel is, as the name says, tougher than anything we have seen in the solar industry before. Made to endure tough marine environments, the double UV protection in the flexible panel approaches […]

4th Annual Dutch Coast Race World Series 2016

The 4thannual Dutch Coast Race World Series 2016 was held September 30thto October 2ndin Castricum aan Zee, the Netherlands. It’s a 19km race along the Dutch Coast and this year attracted more than 100 participants from 18 countries. St.Maarten was also represented by Stuart Knaggs, sponsored by Budget Marine, who participated in the masters2 category. […]

Carlos Coste sets two records during Bonaire DeepSea Challenge 2016

Kralendijk, Bonaire.Carlos Coste (VEN)sets New Continental South American Record -69 meters on 5 september in the purest freediving discipline of Constant No Fins (CNF) in 3 minutes 33 seconds (previous record: -65 m). 4 days later on 9 september Carlos broke his own Guinness World Record of 150m (Mexico, 2010) longest distance freedive in open […]

Voyage to the End of the World – Rounding Cape Horn by RIB

Rounding Cape Horn by RIB! The stuff of dreams, legends, triumph and disaster. Marking their expedition “End of the World”, RIB expedition leader Andy Leeman and AB Inflatables owner and expedition co-leader, Ivor Heyer set out in two RIBs to go from Puerto Montt to Cape Horn. Their boats: an AB Inflatable 24VST and an […]

Inflatables – A Little History

The inflatable boat we recognize today is a recent development and has only been in its current form since the beginning of the 20th century. However, man has been using the principle of buoyancy aids to cross water derived from air being sealed in a ‘bag’, starting with coated animal skins, for thousands of years. […]

Laban wins 28th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament with 37.55-Pound Catch

Experience paid off for St. Thomas angler, Gilbert Laban. When the official weigh-in was complete at the 28th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament, held July 17 at Hull Bay Hideaway, it was Laban who reeled in the Largest Kingfish, a 37.55-pounder, aboard the 34-foot Calypso, Emanuel. Laban was one of 224 anglers, including 32 junior anglers, […]