The winning crew in eVive Ocean Thunder Surf Boat Series will not only walk away with a major share of the $100,000 cash prize money on offer but they will literally row away with the bonus prize, a brand new $25,000 NR Perry Surf Boat, donated by Sydney Surf Boat builder Nathan Perry.

Nathan announced his company’s sponsorship with Gary Watts from Ocean Thunder on Dee Why Beach today, the official venue for all rounds of the 2007 – 2008 eVive Ocean Thunder Surf Boat Series.

Nathan said “to have my manufactured branded NR Perry Surf Boat rowed by the newly crowned 2008 eVive Ocean Thunder Surf Boat Champions will mean that in the following summer season his product will become a winning property associated with one of the best crews in the nation, so it makes business sense, like motorsport what wins today on track is sold in the showroom tomorrow”.

Gary Watts accepted the valued prize offer and said “Ocean Thunder is designed to profile the sport of surf boat racing to the commercial world via our global television partners, we will see mass participation of surf boat crews over the next few years, the big winners will be the Surf Boat builders so its great to see such a generous offer by Nathan to put something back into the sport that is creating solid business opportunities.”

eVive Ocean Thunder now in its third year is set to become the richest professional surf boat series in the world and the only surf boat event that is now produced and programmed for global television export around the world.