Budget Marine’s house-brand Carib Marine expands to aluminum dinghies

Budget Marine’s house-brand Carib Marine expands to aluminum dinghies 2

Budget Marine in the Caribbean is pleased to announce the expansion of its house brand “Carib Marine”. The Carib Marine range of products started with a line of personal flotation devices and soon branched out into the dinghy market. The Carib Marine branded dinghies entered the market in July of 2017 with two fiberglass, single floor […]

Karl James wins Caribbean Laser Championships

Karl James wins Caribbean Laser Championships 4

The winner of this year’s Caribbean Laser Championships held in Orient Bay over the weekend was Karl James. Held on the 24th and 25th June, Karl James who was sponsored by Budget Marine, beat out Benoit Maesemaker of St. Barths and his countryman Jules Mitchell also of Antigua. James and Maesemaker had been almost even […]

The yachts we come across: Passagemaker

The yachts we come across: Passagemaker 9

Passagemaker is a beautiful 54 year old teak hulled motor yacht that will be crossing to Portugal in April. They did a huge renovation inside and out and in the process Budget Marine came through with a donation on the chain which we are sure they will put to good use. In image: the old […]

Fiji Water and Solstice winners in Budget Marine Challenge 2017

SIMPSON BAY— Fiji Water took top honours in racing class and Solstice won the ‘less racy’ class out of nine boats that entered the Budget Marine Challenge on Sunday. The Budge Marine Challenge features starts from an anchored position and require the crew to be below decks. Numerous boats got to drifting around, however, the […]

Budget Marine. Restocked. Reorganized. Ready for 2017.

Nice article about Budget marine in St.Maarten’s newspaper The Daily Herald – Weekender Edition: Here’s the full article: Most successful companies evolve from humbling beginnings and as they grow they need to continually enhance their services. Needless to say this also involves investing in the latest software. Robbie Ferron, Founder of Budget Marine, reports: ‘There […]

Title Sponsorship Contract Budget Marine Spice island Billfish Tournament renewed

Title Sponsorship Contract Budget Marine Spice island Billfish Tournament renewed 19

The Budget Marine Group is delighted to announce the renewal of their title sponsorship contract with the Spice Island Billfish Tournament Committee. The Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament is the largest and longest running billfish tournament in the Southern Caribbean. The strategic partnership between Budget Marine, the largest chandlery chain in the Caribbean with […]

Small competitive fleet makes the most of ‘Christmas Winds’

Small competitive fleet makes the most of 'Christmas Winds' 27

A small but competitive fleet enjoyed some brisk but manageable winds for Antigua Yacht Club’s High Tide Series that was sailed for the 24thtime this year. The five races over three days were all in brisk winds, although the final day had the edge with wind speeds over 20 knots. The final race brought back […]

High Tide Series sponsored by Budget Marine

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This year will be the 24thtime that the Antigua Yacht Club will be mixing its Christmas Celebrations with a series of yacht races. This Christmas series, known as the High Tide Series, has stood out for bringing together visitors and locals in friendly sportsmanlike racing and at the after race events that follow at the […]