Caribben Multihull Challenge Race & Rally News and Updates

It’s a Wrap! A Look Back at the Wet and Wild 5th Edition of the CMC Race and Rally

Simpson Bay, St Maarten: With a record-setting number of participants and a whole new element added to the festivities—a dedicated cruising rally run in conjunction with the racing regatta that’s been the hallmark of the event—the fifth running of the annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally, which took place from February 3-5, was an unqualified success. As the CMC continues to grow and evolve, it’s an ideal time to look back at what transpired this year and ahead to the next edition, scheduled to take place next February 2-4, 2024.

One-Design Diam 24 Cry Baby and Offshore Trifecta Champ Fujin Top Winners of CMC V

Simpson Bay, St Maarten (Feb. 5): In a spectacular conclusion to what had been a sensational fifth edition of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally, the racing classes and rally fleet converged along the southwestern shores of St. Maarten today to wrap up three remarkable days of sailing. Together, under colorful, billowing spinnakers and with spray flying in easterly trade-wind gusts of well over 20 knots, the combined fields of racing and performance-cruising catamarans and trimarans powered to the finish line in company through the roiled waters of Simpson Bay.

Rally Ho! CMC V Cruising Rally to Anguilla Highlights Busy Day 2.

Rally Ho! Caribbean Multihull Challenge V Cruising Rally to Anguilla Highlights Busy Day 2 off Windy St. Maarten. Simpson Bay, St Maarten (Feb. 4): It’s a tale of two separate events, with different vibes and energy, happening concurrently in this fifth edition of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge. In our parallel universes, on one hand, CMC V is what it’s always been: A showcase of competitive racing prowess from a wide variety of slick catamarans and trimarans. This year, CMC V has also introduced and welcomed a whole new fleet of cruising sailors in a dedicated rally where the whole idea is fine sailing, great parties and making new friends.

Fujin Crushes Dash Around Saba in CMC V.

Fujin Crushes Inaugural Dash Around Saba; Rally Sets Sail for Anse Marcel in Sensational Start to Caribbean Multihull Challenge V

Five Years of Flight!

Five Years of Flight! Record-Setting Fleet Gathering in St. Maarten for Fifth Anniversary Running of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge V. The countdown is in full swing. A record-setting field of over 30 racing and cruising multihulls are in the process of gathering and preparing for the fifth running of the growing, prestigious Caribbean Multihull Challenge V Race and Rally, scheduled to take place from February 3-5. And as the fleet and the regatta continues to expand and evolve on this fifth anniversary of the only Caribbean event catering strictly to multihulls, so too does the CMC. This year, for the first time, not only is a new and exciting series of offshore races on the calendar, but the organization will also be hosting its inaugural rally for dedicated cruising boats, the CMC Shipyard Brand Turnkey Rendezvous.

Women's Team Fope - Participating in the 5th CMC

Team Fope, with a little more than a week to go before the start of the 5th annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally, sailing coach, owner of the 38’ Lagoon catamaran Bayla, and Commodore of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club - Frits Bus -  held their first practice in Simpson Bay on Tuesday the 24th.  Team Fope met together for the first time and off they went to return on an afternoon bridge.

Caribbean Multihull Challenge Reaching New Heights!

With 30 entries in hand, and almost two weeks more before the entry deadline of 2 February; the CMC is setting its sights on the next goal of reaching up to 35 entries in this unique young multihulls-only regatta. 30 is about double the level that we had in 2022!

Oris Swiss Watches ups the Ante for the Coming CMC!

ORIS Swiss Watches in Holstein since 1904, and a Gold Sponsor of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally since 2019 announces today that the winning boat of this year’s CMC Trifecta ™ will receive an Aquis Depth Gauge watch with a retail value of $3900.00!

Caribbean Multihull Challenge V Sees Record Entries

When the 5th annual CMC begins on 3 February a record number of entries will be on the books. As the New Year rolls in there is already a 30 plus percent increase over 2022; with time left in January for this number to grow.  “From a high of 18 boats in 2022, we hope come closer to the high 20’s for this coming event” says Stephen Burzon, Volunteer Director of Marketing.  

Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally Plans Come Together

As the race to the start of the 5th Caribbean Multihull Challenge - 3 February, all good things are happening.  The Racing list is growing containing a host of fast, powerful multihulls ready to duke it out on the water.  Previous entries are back including the impressive Bieker 53 Fujin, the dramatic 51’ Schionning 2-2 Tango and St Maarten’s Arawak, the Joubert/Nivelt 52. Entered for the first time, are the Gunboat 60 Cui Bono and an Outremer 51 Mo’orea.  Add these to a fleet of six Diam 24 trimarans flying in local waters.