Bulli Boys win 1st Round of Ocean Thunder
Event # 1 - Wrap up & Results from Saturday 16th November 2014
CALVI SERVICE STATION & MINT CAR WASH ROW PERFECTLY TO WIN 1ST ROUND
A record, twenty five Men’s and fifteen Women’s elite level surf rowing crews today lined up on Sydney’s Dee Why beach to battle out event one of this seasons Beko Home Appliance Ocean Thunder Surfboat Series.
The Mens preliminary rounds were dominated by Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli and Bretts Hardware - Currumbin who both finished the mornings Six races with five wins apiece. Bridge Legal - Palm Beach and Dial Before You Dig -Bondi put in eye catching displays finishing the mornings rounds in third and
Fourth positions respectively on the table.
Hard racing was the order of the day with results varying as crews battled small one metre waves but very difficult rowing conditions created by a strong cross wind.
The Mens qualifiers for the afternoon’s finals included Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin, Bridge Legal - Palm Beach, Dial Before You Dig - Bondi, The Beach Club, Collaroy XXXX Gold - Collaroy, Dial Before You Dig - Mona Vale, Dial Before You Dig - Austinmer, 7 News - Cronulla, Carpet Court - Rosebud, Dial Before You Dig - Bulli, Bullock - Bilgola, Rocks Brewing - Mona Vale, Sheldon Office Fitouts - Newport, Quick Towing Services - Collaroy and Palm Beach SLSC - Palm Beach.
Surprise eliminations included the highly fancied Design Bathware - Corrimal, Bilgola SLSC - Bilgola, Blue Sky Alternative Investments - Bronte and TJS Services -Currumbin.
A series of gruelling elimination, quarter and semi-finals saw the Men’s field whittled down to a final of six that lined up as The Collaroy - South Curl Curl, Bridge Legal -Palm Beach, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin, Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli, The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold- Collaroy and Dial Before You Dig -Mona Vale.
In the final, Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli got off to an incredible start and never looked back, Bretts Hardware - Currumbin and The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold - Collaroy looked the only crews with a chance of mowing down the front runners coming into the all-important second leg of the gruelling double race final but never really troubled Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli who came away with the first rounds honours in a two length win to an enormous roar from the crowd.
The final finished with Calvi Service Station & Mint Car Wash - Bulli in first , Bretts Hardware - Currumbin in second and The Beach Club, Collaroy XXX Gold – Collaroy in third place.
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