For the first time in recent years racing sailors of St. Maarten are participating in the Triskell Cup. Teams of the French islands regularly participate in events such as the Heineken Regatta and Voile de St. Barths and it was time to return the gesture and participate in their regatta as well. The Triskell Cup […]
Raymarine has awarded Budget Marine the title of 2014 International Dealer of the Year. Rodrigo Santos, the Raymarine Sales Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean handed the award over to our electronics guru Derek Hodge of Budget Marine during the Raymarine International Dealer Conference in Ft.Lauderdale on the 28th of October. Raymarine develops and […]
The Bonaire Sailing Regatta is a weeklong event, including a week off from school for the kids. On Friday, many companies close for the afternoon and set up tents along the waterfront to enjoy the activities of the regatta. Unfortunately, by then, most races have been sailed and there is not a lot happening. This […]
Budget Marine has received its first Tohatsu 50 hp four stroke, a new engine recently developed and which could well be a perfect engine for the 14 to 16 foot AB inflatables we sell. Features Lightest 4 stroke engines in their class – just 97kg/209lbs (including prop) Built in Diagnostic system through the Tachometer Intelligent […]
A new sailing event, the Catfish 14 Regatta, has joined Grenada’s calendar of competitive racing, thanks to an exciting joint initiative between Grenada Yacht Club, Gouyave Sailing School and Catfish Inc., a Gouyave-based company building fiberglass dinghies and boats. The event has been created to showcase the new fleet of Catfish 14 dinghies that have […]
Twenty eight teams competed in the sixth edition of the regatta hosted at Surfside Beach in Oranjestad harbor,a little bay at the end of the International Airport Runway, which is also the entry to the lagoon area where most yachts are to be found. This year in addition to the Optimists, Sunfish, Beach Cats, Keelboat […]
First-timers luck and natural angling ability proved a winning combination for St. Thomas’ Melinda Bryan. When the official weigh-in was complete at the 26thBastille Day Kingfish Tournament, held July 13 at Hull Bay Hideaway, it was Bryan who reeled in the Largest Kingfish, a 28.70-pounder, aboard the 17-foot Boston Whaler,Timeless. Bryan was one of 196anglers, […]
This year on August 15, 16 and 17 the sixth Aruba International Regatta will take place on Aruba. Three days of action and competition for yachts, beach cats, sunfishes, optimists, windsurfers and kite surfers; three evenings of music and parties for all participants and spectators. The sailors will compete for the Budget Marine cup for […]
Congratulations go to Jerry Warner, Sales Representative at Budget Marine English Harbour, who has passed his Bronze Level and is now working intensely for his Silver Level of the Sailability Course at the National Sailing Academy in Antigua. Sailabilityis a volunteer based organization to promote and teach sailing to persons with disability, the elderly and […]
The fifth edition of the Aruba International Regatta drew competitors from Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and of course Aruba to the new regatta location in Oranjestad Aruba. With about 50 sails on the water and some 100 participants, this regatta is proving that Aruba has a growing and healthy sailing scene. The weather conditions in […]