The Breakdown-Thirteen men and six ladies have Sunday in the café The Lost Gernoare in De Panne took part to the title of European champion sea gulls scream. All they tried to the call of the bird as well as possible to mimic. Reggy Laatsch (31) from the Netherlands and Bregje T (21) from Hasselt won. But there was also talent from the coastal areas.
Last year, Koksijdenaar Claude Willaert, a Belgian championship seagulls screaming in The Gerockten Haerinck in De Panne. There were 31 participants. Sunday took aim with the EK above. “We had a bigger cafe, so if anyone from Europe join in,” laughs Claude. “There were three people in specially from the Netherlands and one in Asia. The level was particularly high. Our jury watched both the sound as well as on the empathy. With my event, I want the seagull in a positive light.”