After a very succesful Sailing Regatta and Triathlon held for the first time last year, Budget marine Bonaire stepped up its game this year by adding a Santa Hat Walk and a 5k run. The Santa Hat walk was led by a pickup truck blasting Christmas and dance energy songs and included a lot of […]
The Budget Marine High Tide series in 2017 turned out to be well organized and highly competitive with the closest finish 8 seconds apart. Trade wind conditions with stiff winds (14 to 19 knots) in the first two days were followed by challenging winds gusting to 24 knots inside the harbour and gusting to 30 […]
The Course de L’Alliance was the first post-Irma regatta in the Caribbean to continue the spirit even with a very reduced five-strong fleet. The Regatta kicked off with registration and the skipper’s briefing at the Yacht Club on Thursday evening and raced their first leg towards St. Barths on Friday morning where Team Gill set […]
Bonaire has a renowned marine heritage in ship building, navigation and fishing. The ‘boto piskado’ were beautiful sail boats used daily for fishing. They were the original boats that began the regatta and traditionally, they would take a week off fishing to join into the races after that. As sail boats were replaced by motor […]
A Day Three grand slam clinched the 2017 Presidential Aruba Caribbean Cup — and a three-peat — for the Naira team. The crew finished with 2,000 release points — earned from four white marlin, two blue marlin and one sailfish in three days of fishing on the 57-foot Paul Mann. A grand slam of the […]
Flipped catamaran, salvaged from the bottom, or a slight knock? The number of damaged hulls by Hurricane Irma is hard to comprehend. Once the insurance dollars start flowing in (for the ones who had cover in the first place), it’s repair time. Rebuilding is very often possible. First good reason to choose to repair is […]
In the immediate aftermath of last September’s Hurricane Irma, which tore a wide and destructive path through much of the Caribbean, it was diffcult getting first hand accounts from the islands that had been affected. It was a good two weeks before I got through to my friend Robbie Ferron, the owner of Budget Marine, […]
During the month of September 2017 boaters sustained extensive damage to boats, homes and property due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Raymarine is now offering a relief to boaters affected by the hurricanes and get them back on the water to once again do what they love. To find out if you are eligible and […]
Yesterday Robbie Ferron and Brian Deher the President of the Sint Maarten Marine Trades met with the ‘Reconstruction Committee’ of the Sint Maarten government who have been tasked with drawing up plans for the reconstruction of Sint Maarten. The Committee is headed by Joan Dovale Meit and includes friends of the marine industry like Jan […]
Preparation paid off for paid off for 17-year-old St. Thomas angler, Lawrence Aubain, Jr. When the official weigh-in was complete at the 29thBastille Day Kingfish Tournament, held July 16 at Hull Bay Hideaway, it was Aubain who reeled in the Largest Kingfish, a 26.05-pounder, aboard the 31-foot Bertram, About Time. Aubain was one of 175 […]