The 21st St. Croix International Regatta was held last weekend -15th- 17th November, and it was a great weekend of sailing and festivities. The regatta, famous for the winning Captain being awarded his weight in Rum, proved to be a test for the versatility of the entrants. The weather was a mixed bag of rain […]
On Saturday the 11thof January the Sint Maarten Sea Rescue foundation received new all-weather GILL coats donated by Budget Marine and Horizon Yacht Charters. The Sea Rescue team has had a busy couple of weeks due to the strong winds around the island and often came back cold and soaking wet. These coats are of […]
Budget Marine is a chain of Marine supply outlets operating in now, 13 locations in the eastern and southern Caribbean that offers the largest range of premium marine products with the highest level of product availability in the region. Budget Marine Antigua – Jolly Harbour After 21 years the Jolly Harbour has relocated from the […]
A double-header hook-up landed anglers April Newland and Mike Landgraf cash prizes for the two largest wahoo caught in the Wahoo Windup, hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) and sponsored by Budget Marine. Newland’s 41.14-pounder weighed in as the largest, however still some 34 pounds short of earning the $10,000 prize offered […]
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 […]
