The 2023 Caribbean Multihull Challenge (CMC) introduced an unusual element to its three-day Sint Maarten-based schedule of racing: a rally.
Race organizers found that the folks likely to wind up in Sint Maarten in late January fell into one of three categories: those doing the Caribbean race circuit, liveaboards passing through, and charterers. The first was an obvious target audience for idyllic racing around the island, but the other two posed more of a challenge. Liveaboards, with their necessary cargo, well-used boats, and often shorthanded crews, weren’t
