Last week Spy celebrated the 8th annual Summer Boot Camp. For those who are not familiar with this event, its a retail contest we put on with all our accounts to give 9 lucky retailers the chance to come experience what the California dream is all about, right here in Spy’s backyard. We also give one lucky consumer winner the chance to enter and join the crew for an amazing 5 days of riding moto, surfing, wake boarding, X games, with Spy’s pro athletes. We picked all the winners up at LAX, and then headed into downtown LA for a stop at the hotel to freshen up, a cocktail or two, then off to an amazing welcoming dinner for all the winners. After a ten course meal of apps, salads, soups, main courses etc.. We all jumped in taxis and headed towards the “Fantasy Factory” for a Monster party with Rob Dyrdek. The line was long, but with street cred that Spy has we jumped into the VIP line and cruised our way in with not a worry in the world. As I am sure you ca  imagine the party was next level, tons of people, great food, free drinks, and of course a line up of hip hop artists, that for sure made peoples dreams come true. We all danced and had the times of lives early into the morning, some of the boot campers paid off the security so they could get into Rob’s office and actually ended up hanging out with him and Drama. The photos they captured are priceless! Big up boys.. You owned that night. Keep checking in for the stories of Summer Boot Camp 8, this is the intro.. There are plenty of chapters to this 5 days in paradise with Spy…

The Spy Limo waiting to pick up the winners of Boot Camp 8

The winners of Boot Camp 8, an amazing crew!!

Cocktail time!!

Time to chow down before we head into the night

Our Canadian winners, Brett and Colin, battling the yard beer!

The crew at the Fantasy Factory!!

Amanda, Trini, Audrey, Stevie Bell, Harkins and Kevin just looking good

Stevie just hanging with some of ladies of Boot Camp 8

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Wakestock Weekend in Collingwood, presented by Monster Energy, rocked with some of the best Saturday afternoon crowds of it’s storied 13 year history! Driven by it’s unique festival format bringing together the world’s top wakeboarders, skateboarders, and bands mixed with an action sports expo and bikini contest, Wakestock proved to as popular as ever in it’s second year at its new Millennium Park venue, Collingwood, ON, Canada. Band highlights included popular performances by Public Enemy, Alexisonfire and Crash Kings!

The action got under way with the Billabong Pro Women’s Wakeboard finals early. Despite a morning rainsquall, the 8 women finals kept rolling and in the end it was American Melissa Marquardt walking away with the victory. “I’m looking forward to next year – the crowds at Wakestock are sick!” reflected Marquardt on her inaugural Wakestock experience.

Up next was the 6 man final for the Malibu Boats Pro Wakeskate Championships, presented by Monster Energy and Billabong. Roberts laid down a big run that was highlighted by a wake-to-wake Front Bigspin for his last trick. In the end, it was Roberts walking away with his first ever pro win and the prestigious Wakestock belt!

“The weekend was rad,” claimed Roberts. “It was a super good vibe, good music and good riding. It’s sick to see so many people come out for a wake event. Definitely one of the most fun wake events of the year for sure. And I’m stoked to get my first pro win here.”