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ONLINE!What exactly did you have
to do to convince a personal-
watercraft manufacturer to
throw a huge beach-party blow-
out ... just ... for ... you?
We had to submit a photo or 15-second
video of ourselves having fun in or
around the water. Out of 3,500-plus
entries, one of my photos (a shot of me
scalloping) made it to the top five. From
there, I had four days to get as many
Facebook likes as possible to win. I spent
hours spamming people to vote for my
image. I ended up winning by 13 votes.
I was stoked!So exactly just how “ultimate”
was this beach party that
Sea-Doo threw for you?
The party was dope. Beforehand, they
asked me what my idea of the ultimate
beach party was. I told them a few
things that had to happen for it, and
they brought everything I asked for.
The best part of the day was riding the
Sea-Doo Spark. I got to bring two
friends. Sea-Doo paid for my travel to
the party, the hotel and all my expenses
while I was there, and they also gave
gave me a duffel bag that was full of
Sea-Doo gear to wear.What was it like working on set
and shooting the video of the
ultimate beach party with Devin
Super Tramp?
Being on the set of Devin’s video was a
dream come true. As an aspiring film-
maker myself, Devin has been a huge
inspiration. I’ve watched countless num-
bers of his behind-the-scenes videos, so
being there in person was mind-blowing.
It’s amazing how much work goes into a
video shoot. It takes multiple shots over
and over from a dedicated crew to pro-
duce the end video. The whole day for
them was about 13 hours.Now that you’re a YouTube star,
does the paparazzi stalk you?
Haha, no, never! I did gain a few new
friends from the party and several hun-
dred Instagram followers from a sweet
shout-out by Devin, though.We almost forgot to mention
— you also won a Spark.
Winning the Spark definitely changed my
weekends. I’m addicted to riding and
wakeskating now. It’s so much fun to ride,
and it opened up the PWC lifestyle to me.
It’s crazy how many people love Sea-Doos.
I had no idea. PHOTO: COURTESY TREVOR SOETYTrevor
Soety
Winner of Sea-
Doo’s Ultimate
Beach Party
When Sea-Doo wanted
unique online exposure, it
turned to Devin “Super
Tramp” Graham, the hot-
test filmmaker on
YouTube, with nearly
4 million subscribers. For
its video, Sea-Doo threw
the “ultimate beach
party,” and created a
social media contest to
pick its star. Meet Trevor
Soety, the lucky winner.
— Jeff HemmelTo read the full inter-
view and watch the
YouTube video, go to
boatingmag.com/
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