In a double-handed tune-up race off the coast of France, Clay Burkhalter of Stonington, CT finished 3rd in Open Sail Simrad Race sailing his carbon 6.5m Prototype ‘Acadia’. This is a 110 mile sprint race down the coast of France and is Acadia’s best result to date. Rod Johnstone, Clay’s uncle and Acadia’s designer, was the choice of crew for this race and the team proved to be among the best. Clay is steadily improving with each tune up race this season and is looking forward to the start of the 2007 Mini Transat Race. This is a one stop solo 4250 nm race from France to Brazil in 21ft (very powerful and small) offshore race boats known as mini’s. Only 80 or so well qualified skippers are granted entry to this marathon race with the start in La Rochelle France on September 16, 2007. If you’d like to support Clay’s effort or learn more, please visit the Team Acadia web site.
