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 […]
Adding new outlets, moving into new buildings and expanding in size in 5 different locations is one of the highlights of Budget Marine Chandleries in 2015. Opening a new Budget Marine store in the new North Sound Marine boatyard in Antigua has been the focus in August. Budget Marine is acutely aware that a good […]
The first Budget Marine Challenge in Sint Maarten is scheduled to be held on January 23rdand 24th2016. The original Budget Marine Challenge concept originates from Curaçao, where it’s one of the most successful sailing events on the island. The event is unique in that it involves an anchor start rather than a conventional starting line. […]
Budget Marine Grenada and Spice Island Marine Services (SIMS) who have a close relationship seeing that it is the boatyard where our chandlery is located, has been able to further strenghen that bond. With the help of Budget Marine, SIMS have recently been able to have two technicians officially certified by Raymarine. With marine electronics […]