One of the key match racing events of 2010

With all eight entries now confirmed, this year’s Budget Marine Match Racing Cup at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is set to establish itself firmly on the ladder as one of key match racing events in the Caribbean. As well as entries received from Peter Isler, Gavin Brady, and Peter Holmberg – three of the world’s most respected match racing skippers – there’s some other interesting names in melting pot who’ll be racing for cash prizes totalling $10,000 at this ISAF-sanctioned Grade 5 event, including Colin Rathbun, Eugeniy Nikiforov, Jakub Pawluk, Chris Nesbitt and Marc Fitzgerald.
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Quality gear at competitive prices

We believe our customers want quality marine gear at competitive prices. Our lives often depend on our vessel and its gear, especially in the windswept, wave-tossed Caribbean. Sailboats are highly-loaded machines carrying fragile human cargo... far, far from hospitals. So when offshore sailors ask us about ‘breaking-strength’ or ‘safe-working load’ or ‘is this Type 316 stainless?’ we understand their very real, very reasonable concerns.

Expert advice

Every item in our store is the special baby of one of our employees and they should either know the answer to your question or how to quickly find the answer to your question. If you need expert advice: Derek is our electronics whiz, Wazim can advise on electrical marine wiring, Fabian covers marine coating systems, Niels is our master rigger and Errol (he’s the one with the dreads) can explain all-of-the-above in Papiamentu, English, Spanish, French and Dutch.

Selection

Another important factor is selection. Getting the correct marine products into the hands of customers when their vessels vary vastly in size, concept and purpose, means our inventory must vary greatly as well.

Most competitive price in our area

Why sailors spend their hard-earned dollars with us instead of sending them elsewhere, we believe we offer a better deal, despite operating in a highly competitive marketplace alongside numerous local firms and large international mail order houses.

Knowledgeable, experienced boaters

So check us out. Drop by one of our stores. Ask questions. Grab a product brochure. Rant. Argue. Cajole... and, if need be, allow us to lend you a yardstick or tape measure. Because the one thing we understand at Budget Marine is that knowledgeable, experienced boaters are our best customers!