Event Three of this years ATIVO Ocean Thunder series has been run and won on Saturday 16th January in glorious Sydney sunshine with a testing two and at times three metre wave at Sydney's Dee Why Beach.
In the Men's five preliminary rounds, Ettamogah Mob Avoca and XXXX Gold Dee Why dominated with four wins a piece, FGI Bilgola completing the morning a close third with two wins and three seconds.
The Women's four preliminary rounds saw for the first time, runaway series leader Team Navy South Curl Curl threatened, the standout series leader eventually settling for third place behind Southern Fasteners McMasters who finished the mornings four races with three wins and DKG Elouera who remained consistent with two wins and two seconds.
A demanding series of elimination finals concluded with Ettamogah Mob Avoca , XXXX Gold Dee Why, One Life Batemans Bay, Reilly & Sons Food Services Bungan Beach, Red Steer Hotel Elouera, Hogs Breath Cafe Mona Vale qualifying for the six boat Men's final.
The hotly contested final saw Hogs Breath Cafe Mona Vale, One Life Batemans Bay & Red Steer Hotel Elouera break away from the field on large three metre wave with surfing skills enabling event one winner Hogs Breath Cafe Mona Vale to take the day's prize ahead of Red Steer Hotel Elouera & One Life Batemans Bay.
Coming in to the final event Hogs Breath Cafe Mona Vale hold a one point lead over One Life Batemans Bay in the cumulative pointscore.
The Women's final was contested by Westpac Jan Juc, Premier Building Mona Vale, Team Navy South Curl Curl, DKG Elouera, Southern Fasteners McMasters & Hairy Lemon Woolamai. Despite being heavily depleted by injury, Team Navy South Curl Curl dominated the final with a convincing win. Premier Building Group Mona Vale came in second in a wonderful day for the club with Westpac Jan Juc a popular third place.
1 Mona Vale Hogs Breath Cafe 
1 South Curl Curl Team Navy 
