F18 Belgian Nats: Bundock wins, only one point ahead of Brouwer

Photo: Astrid Van der Niet

Photo: Astrid Van der Niet
2B Sailing Press Release – C2 Formula 18 skipper Carolijn Brouwer sweetens challenge to rival
Multiple Olympian Carolijn Brouwer has issued a challenge to off-water partner and on-water rival Darren Bundock that she plans to end his recent undefeated run in the C2 Formula 18 the next time the pair match-up at a major regatta.
And more than just pride is on the line with Brouwer spicing up the challenge with something she knows Bundock loves _ chocolate cake.

Brouwer and crewmate Wouter Samana, also sailing a C2, finished just a point in arrears of Bundock and his crewmate Jeroen Van Leeuwen at the Belgian Formula 18 championships on the weekend where C2 boats claimed four of the top five places.
“So close but yet so far,” a frustrated Brouwer said at the end of the regatta.
“But I am determined to beat Darren. And just to make it interesting, whoever wins the next match-up gets a chocolate cake all to themselves.”

Bundock, a multiple world Tornado catamaran champion, raced off with his fifth straight win on the C2 Formula 18 with he and Van Leeuwen winning three of their races at the Belgian championships and finishing runner-up in the other three heats.

Brouwer and Samana finished just a point behind the pair at the end of the regatta after recording two first places, three seconds and a drop of fifth.

“One point is nothing,” Brouwer said. “We have Darren and Jeroen in our sights now.”
The two-day regatta at Koksijde Yacht Club in Koksijde, Belgium, was raced in a variety of conditions ranging from six to 25 knots with the C2 the standout performer at the event.
“The breeze really kicked up midway through the last race so the last two races were cancelled but I think Carolijn would have sailed in a hurricane if she though she could have beaten us,” Bundock laughed.
The next regatta on the C2 Formula 18 for the Olympic pair is the Rondje Tiengemeten at Hellevoetsluis, a long distance race around the island of Tiengemeten in the south of Holland next Saturday.
For further information about the C2 Formula 18 please go to our website www.2Bsailing.eu