Caribben Multihull Challenge Race & Rally News and Updates

St Maarten to Waive Testing Requirement for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

Great news well in time for the CMC! St Maarten will soon begin waiving pre-testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Nov. 1, fully vaccinated visitors will no longer require a test, antigen or PCR, to enter St Maarten.

The 2022 Caribbean Multihull Challenge IV Warms Up

With cooler weather now in the Northern Hemisphere, hearts and minds are turning towards winter warm water multihull racing in the Caribbean. At the Sint Maarten Yacht Club the fever for the fourth edition of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge in February 2022 is rising.

About Caribbean Multihull Challenge

In early 2018 Robbie Ferron – one of the founders of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club and also of Budget Marine Yacht Chandlers - convened a small meeting with SMYC members Stephen Burzon and Petro Jonker to discuss the creation of a new regatta to be held in Sint Maarten / Saint Martin that would be dedicated exclusively to multihull yachts.

Wind! Speed! Smiles! And….. Action! All was in place for the final day of the third annual Caribbean

Race day 2, sponsored by Oris Swiss watches, and the final day of the third annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge. This weekend was full of action, with lots of tactical decisions and more than anything, a ton of fun. It was handicap racing at its best with a full mixture of boats in the racing class, with most boats taking a first at one point during the weekend.

Local knowledge was the key to success on day 1 of the third annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge

February 6, 2021 - Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten – Day 1 of the Caribbean Multihull Challenge, sponsored by Yacht Club Port de Plaisance, is one for the books. Starting with lighter conditions than expected, the second race was sailed in a steady breeze.

An exceptional weekend ahead for the 15 entries of the third Annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge

Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten – February 4, 2021 - Racing a Regatta, it seems almost like a foreign activity these days, but not in Sint Maarten! 15 participants will compete in the third annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge this upcoming weekend, Feb 6 – 7 and it is bound to be exceptional.

The 3rd Annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge set to kick off the Caribbean Racing season 6 & 7 Feb

The future trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic is far from clear, which weighs heavy on regatta organizers whose priority it is to provide information and clarity to participants, sponsors and stakeholders.

Fope Women’s Sailing Team Highlighted 2nd Annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge

The Caribbean Multihull Challenge has now established itself as the major annual event for racing and cruising catamarans and trimarans throughout the islands. And in keeping with that position of leadership, for the first time, the fleet in last February’s event included the Fope Women’s Sailing Team

Multihull Racing in the Caribbean : The CMC leads the way!

Regattas featuring primarily monohull yachts are as common as sunshine; and the nature of that game is well known and understood by almost all. But racing in large multihulls – the sort of boats that are particularly good as cruising platforms – is not yet quite accepted for that blood tingling purpose.

The Aussies Ruled! The 53-foot Trimaran Finn Takes Top Prize in Wild Second Edition of the CMC

The tradewinds blew, then they blew harder, then they blew some more. The second running of the annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC), which took place last February 14-16 in the waters off St. Maarten, will be remembered for many things, but mostly for the breeze.