“Now only five weeks away the Budget Marine Challenge set to take place on January 23rd and 24th, 2016 is the most convenient and best racing course with a destination that St. Martin has to offer. No clearing out and you can still go home and feed the dogs whilst enjoying a whole weekend of […]
Congratulations to our Budget Marine/Gill Team skippered by Andrea Scarabelli for being first in class in all three days to win the overall title in the 12th annual Course De L’alliance. The Regatta is a three day event which spans the three neighboring islands, Sint Maarten, St. Barths and Anguilla. Erwan Le Normand’s Carib Diesel […]
Our new marine equipment catalog for 2016 is out! The Budget Marine catalog has become iconic throughout the Caribbean and its release is anticipated by many. This year’s catalog boasts over 700 pages of the products boaters’ need, along with helpful tips based on years of experience in the industry. It’s available in stores now, […]
Preparations are well on the way for the Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament. The 2016 Grand Slam 47 tournament is scheduled for 20 – 23 January 2016at the Grenada Yacht Club Marina, St. George’s, Grenada. More than 250 anglers from over 10 countries are expected to participate in this Southern Caribbean’s premier sport fishing […]
The first annual SIMSAF National Lagoon Championship Sailing Event was held on Saturday 31st October in the Simpson Bay lagoon where many of Sint Maarten and St Martins top sailors competed for the title. . A total of 13 races were sailed by 13 teams in 7 identical Jeanneau 20’s from Lagoon Sailboat Rental, using […]
The Budget Marine Wahoo Tournament was again part of the 48th International Sailing Regatta in Bonaire. Oddly, this year, a wide variety of fish were caught, but only one Wahoo was brought in to the scales! The winner of largest and most fish was awarded to Fish Tales a 30 ft Pursuit 3000 offshore, which […]
Bonaire has just completed its 48thInternational Sailing Regatta. This year, it took on a new beginning with a new location and a new energy. In previous years, the Regatta and the surrounding festival were at two different locations. Many people would know that Regatta has something to do with boats, but more importantly it meant […]
This year will be the 24thtime that the Antigua Yacht Club will be mixing its Christmas Celebrations with a series of yacht races. This Christmas series, known as the High Tide Series, has stood out for bringing together visitors and locals in friendly sportsmanlike racing and at the after race events that follow at the […]
Sailboats have harnessed the power of the wind for thousands of years to propel their vessels on the high seas. Today, with the assistance of small wind turbines, wind power is being used not only for propulsion, but also to charge the battery banks of sailboats and yachts without the use of an alternator or […]
Budget Marine partner David de Vries has just been made an Olympic Judge for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This will be his second time officiating at the Olympics, an excellent achievement given the stringent selection process that takes place for each Olympic event. Olympic International Judges are chosen from the […]