Jesse and Zander Kirkland will look to break their own record today when they attempt to circumnavigate Bermuda in the ‘Round de Rock’ Part II.Using a 49er boat owned by Gareth Williams, the brothers will begin their challenge at Hogfish Beacon, Spanish Point, but travel clockwise this time rather than anti-clockwise.Looking to break the three hour, 47 minutes, ten second barrier set in their first trip in August, Jesse believes they can go even faster given the favourable direction they are travelling in as they continue their sponsorship campaign.“We have the same goals this time in terms of raising money towards our trip to Australia for the World Championship, which is the first Olympic qualifier for us, this December and to get the word out on our mission towards next summer’s Olympics,” said Jesse.“It is close to a 36 nautical mile course if you go in a straight line around the Island, but you have to remember we can’t necessarily sail straight lines.“In the first Round de Rock, we had good wind, but the direction entailed a long upwind leg which made for five miles of extra distance sailed.”“The weather should be 5-20 knots southerly so it should be a potentially good day, and the southerly breeze should allow us to sail a more direct course and so hopefully faster.”Once again the Kirklands are inviting people to bet on how long it will take them to sail around Bermuda, with Lindo’s partnering with the Kirkland’s to give a $300 shopping voucher to the winner of the nearest estimate.The brothers are home for only short stint before returning back to California to resume their preparations for upcoming events, as they have been doing for the previous two months.They were recently in San Francisco where they trained with some of the top talent from North America and Mexico.“At the moment we are tired, sick and enjoying the spoils of rest and our mother’s cooking,” said Jesse.“The seven weeks of sailing we did out in the Central California Coast once again lived up to the hype.“San Francisco Bay in particular was skiff sailing paradise for the month of September, as windy, sunny days were on tap day after day.“The majority of the top talent from around North America (USA, CAN, MEX, & ISV) showed up, which made for a great training group to gear up for the Perth Worlds.Anyone interested in logging a bet, at a cost of $10 per attempt, can call 236-0383, or email zankirkland[AT]hotmail.com and then pay by bank transfer, with the time in the memo.n Blake Burgess won the Great Herring Pond Open Regatta ‘A’ division by 18 points held at the Massachusetts Maritime last weekend.Burgess and his crew, Nicholas Cabral, competed in 420 category, claiming a second and third place before racing was halted because of the windy weather.Returning on Sunday, Burgess was one point behind the first place boat and kicked off the second day with two first place finishes, before adding a third, first and a seventh. He finished the regatta in third place.n The Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) hosted racing for the Green Fleet in Hamilton Harbour last weekend.An impressive number of 48 novice racers ranging in ages from five to 13 participated, with seven races being held.Topping the day was 11-year-old Aaron Kuhn with Sean Tucker finishing in second.Completing the top six finishers were Jay Consilino, Daniel Exce, Christian Oatley, and Charis Todd.