Name: Billy Harris
Sponsors: H20 paddles, Salomon, Smith, Bell Canada
Birthday: (Feb, 26, 1974)
Height: (5.11)
Weight: (175)
Inseam: (32”)
Shoe Size: (US-9 mens)
Call Home: (Ottawa river)
Started Paddling: (1980)
Countries Paddled: Africa, Asia, Australia, Austria, Canada, Equador, France, Germany, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, United States.
Films: Play Daze, good Gravy Productions (all 4), Air-Force 1, Full Circle and many more I haven’t kept track.
Favorite River: Ottawa River Canada. (bussy)
Favorite Creek: Upper Hokitica NZ anything steep
Favorite Playspot: Bussy
Favorite Wave Move: Cross bow donkey-flip or my personal favorite the “GRAB STAB” a clean backstab with a grab. Excellent way to clear the head too!
Favorite Hole Move: Phonix Monkey or the ORBIT.
First Descents: many to many to count I’m no nut bag a I walk stuff all the time but I have been paddling for a while.
Last Significant Thrashing: NZ the bottom of a waterfall so humuilating….
Favorite Quote: “ dam you ej” 2005 worlds
Miles Driven in ’04 for Paddling: I have been driving for 8 years” and have gone through 5 cars. Usually 300 thousand kills them… get the picture.
Longest Drive to Paddling Destination: (4 days, to Oregon, 5000+ miles)
Competition History:
Second at the 2005 worlds behind the old guy. 5th at the last one and 11th at the one before. Can I not just take a title already…….dam!!!!!!!!

Some Pics of Billy