Two hours after lines in, David Stuedell felt a tug on his line unlike any other he’s experienced in more than two decades of fishing in this year’s 30th anniversary Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament, 15 July 2018. On the other end of his line was the 45.55-pound whopper that ultimately earned Stuedell the Largest Kingfish […]
CURACAO CHRONICLE, WILLEMSTAD reported on 16 July 2018: ‘It was an amazing sight to behold. Early in the morning on July 15, the first tall ship entered the harbor of Curaçao. Spectators were already lined up on both sides of the harbor in the early hours of the morning waiting for the first tall ship. […]
We are introducing you to our brand new wrapped van in Aruba which is sure to catch your eye! Tony Waldron, Manager of Budget Marine Aruba says: ‘The plan with this ‘wrapped’ van is to offer limited delivery, for cruisers with no car, and other major customers. We believe it is the first vehicle of […]
The North Sound Antigua location is one of the smallest in the Budget Marine network, but it currently is serving a large population that will be needing a great deal of work. North Sound is the boatyard originally developed by Allan Stanford and is large, fantastically concreted and on the north side of Antigua. (English […]
This year the Great Race, held the 18th of August 2018, had no less than 7 competitors in the fastest 130 mph class that did the longest course (104 miles)- a record not only for the Trinidad & Tobago Great Race, but also a better showing than many international powerboat races. Motul Monster – Photo […]
Movers and shakers in the marine industry in Grenada geared up once again for the Grenada Charter Yacht Show, now in its 3rd year, held once again on the Superdocks at Camper& Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. The show promotes Grenada as a charter base and destination and attending charter company representatives are taken to visit […]
Budget Marine Training Courses are always held every Wednesday morning in the low season summer months. These training sessions vary from pure technical data, maximizing the available tools to match consumer demands to products Budget Marine carries as well as developing a good knowledge of what questions to ask the customer to be able to […]
In image: Budget Marine staff members from left to right Kerrol Laurent, Roger Lauer, Kathy Kurtz (Manager), Elisha Warner, Terry Semon, Steve Shull and Haleema Francis. Not in the photo: Michael Austin and Frank Barnes. The story of Budget Marine St Thomas in the aftermath of the big hurricanes of 2017 is an inspiring one. […]
Dear Valued Customer, The United States has recently implemented additional tariffs on a variety of products like steel, aluminium, and a number of finished products. Although the effect of these tariffs might not affect Budget Marine and its customers immediately, if not reversed, prices on the affected products will eventually experience an increase. As the […]
The 4thedition of the Lagoonies regatta was sailed on June 30thwith ten teams participating, sharing just four boats, courtesy of Hurricane Irma. This did not diminish the competitiveness and in fact created some opportunities for some teams. Fifteen races were sailed back to back, only paused by the lunch time break at main sponsor and […]