FKG Rigging in Sint Maarten is one of the leading rigging, fabricating and hydraulic companies in the Caribbean and their technicians are constantly jumping into dinghies to attend to customers in the Cole Bay and Marigot parts of Sint Maarten. To continue this excellent service they have built themselves some very rugged aluminum tenders which […]
Great overview from our founder Robbie Ferron about Antigua Sailing Week, amongst his crew was Shakeil from our Budget Marine Antigua store: Antigua Sailing Week really is a class act ! Great sailing and great liming following a long tradiion of a full week of racing (and other things). The conditions were as good as […]
Philip Barrett, Budget Marine’s very own fishing expert from our St.Maarten store, reeled in the largest Marlin weighing a staggering 612 pounds (!) at the 2015 Antigua & Barbuda Sport Fishing Tournament. Phil reports still being in awe as it took him only one hour and 10 minutes, an amazing time for reeling in a […]
The Budget Marine / Gill team, skippered by Andrea Scarabelli , brought in their third win of the season in the Captain Oliver’s Regatta, following wins in the Heineken Regatta and Les Voiles de St.Barth. The weekend involved a Counterclockwise Race around the island on Saturday followed by an interesting course on Sunday that took […]
We are not only into boats and fishing at Budget Marine! We recently donated 25ft of unicord 1-1/2 twisted nylon to the SENSUS BVI gym located in Manuel Reef. This line will be used as a Battle rope at the gym. We can’t wait to see it in action!
One of the most popular single-handed dinghies in the world, with more than 200,000 boats worldwide, the robust, simple to rig Laser provides very competitive racing due to tight class association controls. It is often the next step for keen young sailors who have outgrown their Optimist and Sunfish dinghies. As such, Robbie Ferron’s donation […]
Robbie Ferron, founder and group manager of Budget Marine, has had lots of influence on the Marine Industry from organizing races to serving as a past President of the Caribbean Sailing Association. As such, he was among ten of the regions’ ‘movers and shakers’ asked byAll At Sea Magazineto share his thoughts on What the […]
The darkness of the sea is an environment believed to be impossible to enter by any natural means. However, a specialist in Freediving; a mental and physical discipline in which it is required to perform substantial self-control techniques to hold your breath and visit the most unbelievable depths of the ocean. Carlos Coste, a world […]
At Budget Marine we love to see the progress and completion of boat projects and how we can help to make this journey easier. The lovely Sunshine Express is one such project who’s entire interior (plumbing, electrical, navigation) came from Budget Marine. Many Budget Marine staff worked hard in getting this boat ready with many […]
After winning their Class in the 2015 edition of the Heineken Regatta, the St.Martin Budget Marine GILL team went over to St. Barth to compete in Les Voiles de St.Barth and once again topped the leaderboardin Melges 24s. Having won their class in 2013 followed by a 2ndplace in 2014, the team worked hard to […]