Team O'Brien

Bret V.

What’s ur age?
26

Hometown?
Gig Harbor, WA

Currently Lives in?
Lake Sammamish, WA

What’s your current Set-up?
Obrien Player 143

What’s ur Sponsors?
Obrien, Malibu Boats, Bakes Marine, Dragon, Reef, Straight Line, Chevy, Sandspike

Favorite Trick?
Front Mobe & off-axis Blind 3

What trick would you love to land that you haven’t already?
Blind 5

How many years have you been riding?
11

Favorite type of Riding? (comp/filming/freeride/rails/wake/cable/winch)
Freeride

How did you get into wakeboarding?
My cousins introduced me to wakeboarding on Horsehead Bay

Favorite music?
Pepper, Buckcherry, Mew, Jack Johnson, Mickey Avalon

Last Cd you bought?
Buckcherry

If you could have any pet in the world what would it be?
Dog - Black Lab

Do you have a favorite movie?
Entourage, American Gangster, Top Gun, Casino Royale, Miami Vice,

Favorite place to Ride?
Horsehead Bay, Gig Harbor, WA

Favorite place you’ve traveled? Any crazy stories?
Australia, Fiji, Africa, Singapore, Costa Rica

First job?
GENSCO Heating & Air Conditioning - ran forklifts in the warehouse.

Favorite food?
French Dips, Crab, Steak & Lobster

First published photo?
Cover shot of Alliance Wakeboard Magazine!

Have you ever been arrested?
Not recently

What’s ur worst injury?
Strained ACL

What would you be doing if you weren’t Wakeboarding/skating?
Selling Malibu Boats - that's what I do for work.

Boxers, briefs, or boxerbriefs?
Boxers

What are you’re hobbies aside riding?
Boating, Drums, & Traveling

Chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry?
Strawberry

Where do you see wakeboarding in the next 10 years?
More riders, more boat sales, more wakeboard sales!

Do you have a favorite person/crew to ride with?
Gig Harbor Crew (Matt V, Brent Starr, Tom Olson, Dave Isaacson) and the Lake Sammamish Crew (Garrett, Brett, Ryan, and Luke)

Favorite quote?
"Gentlemen's Choice"

What’s the fastest you been in a car?
Aston Martin Vanquish V-12 @ 100mph. But I've been in a Nor-Tech offshore boat at 130mph!

What don’t you like in wakeboarding and would like to see change?
Nothing

Simpsons or Family Guy?
Family Guy

If you could have any super power what would it be and why?
Fly

What’s something we don’t know about you?
My Dad is Australian

Who inspires you to ride?
Brent Starr & Dave Isaacson

Have you ever seen a ghost?
Yeah.....right

Are you afraid of anything?
Injuries

What do you want for christmas?
A house on the lake, a yacht, and a 68 Camaro.