For the first time in the 12 year history of the Sol St. Maarten Optimist Championship, two young girls took home Top Honors in their classes of the event. First place Overall and 1stin the Blue class fleet went to 11 year old Roos Wind from Curacao. First place in the Orange Class went to […]
In November 1996 Budget Marine Trinidad opened for business in an historic building that originally housed 2ndWorld War American military equipment. Robbie Ferron, Founder of Budget Marine, says: ‘The first goals for the company were small, but growth was fast and over the years in these premises there were almost always changes to the interior […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]