Caribbean Multihull Challenge Adds New Line Honors Trophy for 2026

When the Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC) launched in 2019, it quickly became a winter highlight for sailors who love speed, style, and the unique handling of high-performance catamarans and trimarans. For its eighth edition, set for February 2026 in Sint Maarten, the event is upping the stakes with a brand-new prize — a Line Honors Trophy for the outright fastest yacht in the fleet.

Traditionally, CMC winners have been determined using the CSA handicap rule, rewarding skill, tactics, and boat speed in balance. That system will still be in play, but the new award strips it down to pure pace: first to finish over the regatta’s four race days takes the honors.

“This is about giving skippers and shipyards a platform to show off their stuff,” say organizers. “We want to celebrate flat-out performance on some of the Caribbean’s most exciting race courses.”

The 2026 program includes a 60-mile sprint around St. Barth’s, a 52-mile dash to Saba and back, and a 27-mile navigational challenge weaving through the rocks and cays off Sint Maarten, plus a day of racing along the island’s south shore. Conditions promise a mix of robust tradewinds and manageable seas — ideal for the large-production HHs, Gunboats, ORCs, and Catanas that dominate the multihull performance scene, as well as custom builds.

While the sponsor for the Line Honors Trophy will be announced later, entries are already open. Registration is available at YachtScoring.com and CaribbeanMultihullChallenge.com.

For multihull sailors craving Caribbean breeze, competitive camaraderie, and a chance to push the throttles forward without looking back, the 2026 CMC just raised the bar.

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