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 […]
BM Antigua celebrates their 25th year in 2018. Their first store in Jolly Harbour was the first location opened away from St Maarten and for many years was one of the smaller outlets, but as we know, in recent times with their additional outlets in English Harbour which is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary this year, […]
The Carriacou Children’s Education Fund (CCEF) is a nonprofit organization driven by an informal, voluntary group of individuals on visiting yachts from around the world, and a number of concerned local businessmen and women who benefit from the presence of the visiting yachts. Since 2000, CCEF has conducted fund raising activitieswith which they have fund […]
The 3rd annual Sailability Super Sunday was held on the 11th of March in Antigua and it was the biggest Sailability event to date. Sailability is sailing for the disabled. It is a very unique sailing activity in the Caribbean and the only organization on Antigua that offers recreational activity for people with a disability, […]
A highly competitive Regatta with a variety of party nights bought together sailors, visitors and residents of Jolly Harbour for an unparalleled weekend. Entries came from eighteen mixed class boats. The Olympic designed courses had been fine-tuned for more challenging racing, starting outside Five Islands Bay. Image copyright Henry Trembecki This year the spirited weather […]
The Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association hosted its annual Budget Marine Wahoo Blowout tournament the 24th & 25th of February 2018. The tournament attracted 10 boats this year comprising of 46 anglers who, despite rough seas, braved the inclement weather in a show of good sportsmanship. Although the Budget Marine Wahoo Blowout tournament focuses […]
The 49thannual Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament is the longest running continuous sport fishing tournament in the Southern Caribbean. The tournament experienced its first scare since the inception of the tournament, having one of the vessels GODDA GO out of Trinidad and Tobago sink during the last day of the competition. Luckily no one […]
The Budget Marine Spice Isle Billfish Tournament is held every year around the month of January over four days. The tournament has three days of fishing with one rest day before the last. This year the tournament is held from January 24th to January 28th 2018. The general buzz of the tournament comes to life […]