Caribben Multihull Challenge Race & Rally News and Updates

Caribbean Multihull Challenge Announces prize for the winner of the CMC Trifecta.

The organizers of the February 2023 Caribbean Multihull Challenge Race and Rally announce that the winner of the 2023 Caribbean Multihull Challenge TRIFECTA will receive a beautiful and durable Aquis Diving Watch worth $2,000.00 provided by Gold Sponsor ORIS Watches of Holstein, Switzerland. Competitors in the new CMC TRIFECTA will race on three consecutive days in the winter trade winds off the coast of Dutch and French St Maarten/St Martin. Each day will feature another race to be scheduled by Race Officer Rien Korteknie based on his estimation of that specific day’s weather.

Rally news! Receive Dockage Discount at Anse Marcel Marina!

Enter CMC’s New Three-Day Rally for Cruising Multihulls by December 31 – Receive Dockage Discount at Anse Marcel Marina!

Invitation to all Salty Dawg Multihull Sailors!

CMC organizers are rolling out the Welcome Mat for Salty Dawg members as they arrive in St Maarten / St Martin to sail with us whether it be to race or to rally!

Second strong Regatta for SXM is building!

Caribbean Multihull Challenge Is the Right Idea for the Right Time. All over the Caribbean, islands have been trying to replicate the enormous promotional success of Antigua Sailing Week and the Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta. These events not only bring direct economic value to the territories in which they are held but they also carry powerful low-cost promotional messages about the territories in which they are held.  The core of that message to the world is that the destination is active and exciting; and the value and success of this message has been clearly proven.

Two New Features Added to the 5th Caribbean Multihull Challenge!

Register now for the 5th edition of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge!

Merlin – Pure Magic Racing at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge

A fast craft with a wizard’s name plus epic crew work is what it takes for a podium finish at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC). Just ask Alexis de Boucaud, the St. Martin-based owner of the Diam 24, Merlin. de Boucaud bought the swift sailing trimaran, formerly owned by legendary Swiss Vendee Globe skipper, Bernard Stamm, in late 2021. It was perfect timing to enter the 2022 CMC since two other Diam 24s were registered. Like the wave of a wand, the Merlin team rounded out the top three with a trophy.

Cry Baby - Three Hulls, Three Times the CMC Fun

Racing in a multihull-only regatta is super fun for those who prefer two or more hulls to one. Double that with the additional excitement of one-design racing. That’s what happened at the 2022 Caribbean Multihull Challenge when three Diam 24 trimarans sailed with and against each other as part of the CSA 3 class. St. Martin’s Pierre Altier is the mover-shaker sailor who spearheaded the now 5-boat Diam class on St Martin.

Are You Fast Enough? Caribbean Multihull 60-Mile Sprint!

It’s an event within an event you really want to win – if you’re fast enough, that is. The Caribbean Multihull Challenge’s (CMC) 60-mile Sprint, sponsored by Fkg Marine Rigging & Fabrication , was a notion put into motion for the first time in 2022. Ocean Racing and Ocean Cruising Multihulls, those able to complete the course in 6 hours or less, raced from St Maarten, around St. Barths, north navigating Tintamarre, and west across the Anguilla Channel to finish at the start in Simpson Bay.

Fujin Sailing – Sailing Fast is Divine

Greg Slyngstad picked the perfect name for his Bieker 53 catamaran. Fujin, or God of Wind, revels in big breeze. She’s put the Seattle, WA-based Greg on the podium several times, including Fujin’s class win at the 2019 Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC) and this year’s second-place finish to the UK’s Anthony McVeigh’s Schionning 51C, 2 2 Tango. However, Greg’s sailboat racing wasn’t always about two hulls.

Arawak – Leading the Way at the CMC

Arawak is the perfect name for Francois Nel and Rodney William’s Custom Joubert/Nivelt 52 catamaran. That’s because of its association with firsts. It’s the moniker of the first people to inhabit St. Maarten, where both sailors live. Fast forward, Arawak the multihull was the first to win the Most Worthy Performance title at the inaugural Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC) in 2019 and the first to pocket an Oris Swiss watch as a prize. Arawak was also one of the first to compete in this year’s CMC’s initial running of the FKG Marine 60-Mile Sprint around St. Barths and back. While she didn’t finish first, Arawak and her crew were definitely on top of the world!