The Sint Maarten Yacht Club’s last keelboat race of the 2013-2014 season was sailed Sunday June 1st. A nice 16 knot easterly breeze and clear skies made for great sailing weather! 5 boats entered Racing Class and 5 boats cruising class. A new entry in the cruising class was ‘Sleeper’ a 39ft J-boat owned and […]
The Contender 36 “Oyster” from Team Budget Marine emerged surprise overall winner of the 17th St. Martin Billfish Tournament on Saturday night, scooping up three of the evening’s big awards; not bad considering at least two of their crew, captain included, are relatively new names in the big game fishing world. But there was clearly […]
This year Bonaire will host the 10th Prokids Bonaire IFCA Championship 2014 from June 25th till June 29th, 2014. The event is organized and coordinated by a dedicated Bonaire Committee Team and the Aquaspeed Windsurfers Bonaire Association directed by General Coordinator, Mr. Gerrald Victorina. This year the committee chose two youngsters, Jurgen Saragoza and Stephard […]
THE PWA BONAIRE WORLD CUP 2014 EVENT IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY! ‘Prepare yourself for the best professional windsurfing championship on Bonaire’ Bonaire, June 12th, 2014– This year Bonaire will host once again the PWA Bonaire World Cup 2014 June 20thtill June 24th, 2014. PWA Bonaire World Cup 2014, the biggest sports world champion event […]
La Course de l’Alliance 2013 The Notice of Race (NOR) for La Course de L’Alliance is now available online kicking off the 10th edition of this event with registration officially open. Entries are already in full flow so don’t wait any longer and head to www.regattaguru.com and register your boat. With lots of interest and […]
On the 10th of December, approximately 120 persons attended the grand opening of the new Budget Marine Antigua locations, the ceremony taking place in the garden of the new Jolly Harbour store. Both Finance Minister Harold Lovell and other speakers focused on teamwork and partnership in taking the Yachting sector of Antigua forward and its […]
The Bonaire International and Local Fishing Tournament was a great success. The Bonaire International and Local fishing tournament was a great success. 24 boats participated in the International Catch and Release event. 3 boats came from Aruba, 13 from Curacao, 1 from Venezuela and 7 from Bonaire. While the local even saw record attendance of […]
There is never a dull moment in Grenada! This was certainly the case as the annual Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament (BMSIBT) kicked off with a roaring start on the morning of January 28th 2014. At the close of registration on January 27th, the tournament committee was set to host another record number of […]
The 2014 Interlux One Design Regatta with fourteen teams and with shore activities sponsored by Coors Light was a resounding success. The fourteen teams rotated through eight boats to complete a total of 16 races on the north side of the SXM airport runway. The winner by two points at the end of the two […]
Varadero Aruba Boatyard and Marina has become a prime spot on Aruba to store your boat, haul it out for repair or stay when visiting Aruba. They have 400 dry berths and 70 wet slips and accomodate for all your boatyard needs! Budget Marine Aruba is around the corner. Check out their new website with […]
