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 […]
Calling all anglers! The 27th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament – the inshore Islands.fishing tournament that offers the best prizes and attracts more participants that any other of its kind in the U.S. Virgin Islands – will take place on July 12. First organized by the Northside Sportfishing Club in 1987, the tournament last year attracted […]
Budget Marine and International Paints Interlux Yacht Paint and Awlgrip played a major role in the LSR division of the Powerade regatta that took place this week end in St.Maarten’s Simpson Bay Lagoon by providing the new jibs for the boats that raised the standard of this very competitive event. Six very evenly matched boats […]
This tournament, which took place on Saturday 28 Feb and Sunday 1stMarch 2015, was a resounding success. In this, the 2nd year with Budget Marine as title sponsor, there was a noticeable increase in boats as well as anglers entering, according to Mark de Verteuil, Tournament Chairman, ‘the highest that this tournament has ever seen.’ […]
Budget marine/Gill team A BIG congratulations going out to our very own team Budget Marine/Gill who scored their fourth win in a highly competitive one design fleet in the Melges 24 Class at the 35th St.Maarten Heineken Regattaand to Robbie Ferron, who is the founder of Budget Marine as well as the Heineken Regatta anddid […]
The fishing, the comradery, the organization and simply the smiling faces at the Budget Marine Spice island Billfish Tournament bring people back every year. Budget Marine is all about people and relationships and we are very proud to be associated with an event of this caliber. Thank you to all participants, guests and the BMSIBT […]
PHILIPSBURG-Fishing Team Tahla’o from St. Barths, was crowned Champion Boat of the 7th annual Budget Marine Wahoo Tournament. Tahla’o had two impressive days of fishing over the weekend landing 25 Wahoo totaling 854 pounds. Shuggie Two from Saba came in second with eight fish totaling 260 pounds and caught the largest King fish. Jabinge Zaegers […]
Christopher Marshall, manager of Budget Marine St.Maarten in Cole Bay states, ‘We met with some tough competition. We were up against the Le Fort Clim team who won the Voiles de Saint Barth earlier this year, and we were also up against Carib Marine who won the Heineken Regatta many years ago when we first […]