Quicksilver & DBOT5 Share The Fairway

The event welcomes golfers from all levels of expertise! The tournament has something for everyone, as five different sponsorship/donation levels are available so that everyone can help support the awesome cause.

Be sure to stop by and share salutations with DBOT5′s crew, as they will be on site handing out uber stylish DBOT5 golf sleeves to all of the savvy participants. DBOT5 is stoked to be a part of such a great cause and can’t wait to leave their mark on the course this year!

The event benefits the non-profit Quicksilver Foundation, which is geared toward enhancing the quality of life for communities of boardriders by continuing to support environmental, health and youth-related projects.

Who: DBOT5

What: Reppin’ DBOT5 via a showcase of stellar golf skills

When: October 10, 2011     Check-In at 9 am & Starts at 11 am

Why: DBOT5 loves the kids

Where: Santa Ana Golf Course

JP Takes on KIWI Land

Join ThirtyTwo as they head out into the great unknown of New Zealand to shred, chug beers, ride airboats, skate and generally tear up the Kiwi Nation.

When you were still just a wee grom, did you ever have that friend who was lucky enough to get given the golden ticket into camp? We’re not talking band camp, space camp, or even rock-n-roll fantasy camp — we’re talking Camp of Champions? Were you jealous that they got to hang out with all the pros and learn all the latest tricks? Did you wait all fall, expecting this so-called friend to start busting out double corks once the snow started falling?

Then again, perhaps you were one of the ones who would find work at camp, maybe volunteering — or maybe you lucked out and got a paying job as a digger, a cook, or even security. Whatever your story was (or is), there remains one common factor: You came to camp to ride. For about four weeks in July of every year, Whistler is overrun with shreds coming down off the glacier, draining their boots (from the pow turns, not rain), grabbing their other deck to skate at the compound, go paint-balling, you name it. If you’ve never done it before, take a couple minutes out to scroll through this gallery and imagine how good life can be for a summer shred. Launch Gallery »

After a week of insanity from July 26th – August 2nd High Cascade Snowboard Camp Session 5 is a wrap. Seth spent the session getting inverted (handplant style) in the pipe and making the campers’ experience all time. He also participated in some gnarly games of dodgeball, got after some Cobra Dogs and skated.

Check out JP’s “Don’s Dispatch” from Hood for some more words/pics of Seth: http://fresh.snowboardermag.com/feature/the-dons-dispatch-jp-walker-1-1-mt-hood/

Here’s a couple more shots from the Session:

Handing out a prize to a stoked camper

The ultimate in brat gnarliness –Cobra Dogs

Very much in Stevie style, he was seen exerting what appears to be a lifetime amount of endless energy surfing, wakeboarding and riding moto.  It’s kinda exhausting just watching Stevie. We’re pretty sure he may be part robot…but we’ll have to get back to you on that one. (Research in progress.) Take a peek at some pictures of Stevie, making his way through the bootcamp madness!

Spy’s Summer Bootcamp is a sort-of fantasy retail contest which gives nine of their lucky retailers the chance to experience what the real California dream is all about! The five days of events take place right in Spy’s backyard, alongside Spy’s pro athletes. DBOT5 is super proud that our man Stevie had the chance to give us a look in side his adventures with Spy. The Bootcamp 8 crew also got to check out the Summer X Games for a day as well as hit up the “Fantasy Factory” for a Monster party with skateboarder Rob Dyrdek.  Photos courtesy of Kevin Casillo at Spy.

After hopping on board the Pro Tour at the age of 18, the oh-so-lovely Professional Wakeboarder and World Champion Wakeskater Austin Hair has built himself quite an impressive resume. His ever-growing list of championship titles certainly gives him well-earned bragging rights.

This Cali-born rider grew up in South Carolina, and steadily made his way to Orlando, Florida, after high school. He has since stayed busy globetrotting along the waterways of the world, leaving a trail of, for lack of a better word, awesomeness, in his path!

I caught up with this self-proclaimed workaholic after his recent return from the World Series in Abu Dhabi…an apparent favorite playground among many of the riders who made the voyage across the world. Check out what Austin had to say about this, that, and the other.

Photo courtesy of austinhair.net

On The Water

Q. What’s behind your involvement of getting aspiring riders to move to Orlando and helping them find a place on the water? What brought that about? Sounds pretty cool.

A. Well, originally I was put in charge of a house on the water. I was really worried about finding roommates to help with the rent, but I found out that it wasn’t as hard as I thought. As the word got out, more and more kids came to me about a place to live. Now, I’m good friends with people who own a house on Lake Jessamine. So I help them out, and I help out other kids who want to come move to Orlando to follow their dreams. That house goes back up for rent in July, actually.

Q. How did you spend the “winter” months, and what do you have coming up in 2010?

A. I spent part of the winter back home in SC with good friends and family. I spent the other part in the warm climate of Australia, riding and doing a couple of contests. Next, I’ll go to Brazil twice before the tour starts. Once for a demo/film shoot, and another time for a World Series.

Q. Did you experience anything that blew you away when you were in Abu Dhabi?

A. The amount of money over there blew me away. I mean, the average Emirates citizen is worth $4 million USD. I’ve never seen so many porches in my life.

Off The Water

Q. Have you spent time on the golf course? If so, what’s your take on “extreme” pro athletes using golf as a way to kind of unwind and relax in their free time?

A. I think its awesome. Danny Harf is pretty amazing at golf. I love to play as well. I took lessons all throughout elementary and middle school, before I got into wakeboarding. Now, I love to go smack some balls.

Randoms (a.k.a. Me Being Nosey)

Q. What’s on your ipod right now that people wouldn’t expect?
A. A lot of motivational tapes and educational series…haha. I’m a bit of a nerd, too.

Q. Notorious B.I.G. or Tupac?
A. Tupac fo’ sho.

Q. List 3 things that you simply cannot live without.
A. Food, water, air. But seriously, adrenaline rushes, my faith, and great relationships with people.

Q. Star Trek or Star Wars?
A. Star Wars. Never really got into Star Trek.

Q. What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
A. Mostly really healthy food, low sodium turkey slices, soy milk, strawberries, yogurt…I’m a bit of a health nut when I’m not traveling.

Q. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?
A. Superman for sure. You can’t beat him. He’s invisible, handsome, tall dark features, and he flies.

And surely the most important question of all…

Q. If you find a spider in your house, do you kill it or let it wander on?
A. I usually try and get it to bite me, hoping that he’s radioactive, and in turn my DNA will combine with its, allowing me to gain spider-like powers.

At least he has his priorities straight. Now that’s a good guy!

Check out Austin’s website www.austinhair.net and be sure to stay locked into www.dbot5.com for more fun interviews with some of the planet’s most entertaining athletes!