{"id":9152,"date":"2025-05-08T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9152"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:02:11","slug":"on-board-with-gordon-harrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9152","title":{"rendered":"On Board With: Gordon Harrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    On Board With: Gordon Harrison<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-805x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C1018&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Gordon Harrison at the helm\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-805x1024.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-1207x1536.jpg 1207w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1-1609x2048.jpg 1609w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BTG525-WAV-Harrison-1.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Gordon Harrison is an experienced boat driver.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Tom King<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p><iframe id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gordon Harrison is the consummate watersports enthusiast. Growing up lakeside in Central Virginia, he naturally gravitated toward skiing and wakeboarding before moving to Orlando after high school to train and compete on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. Later, he would be drawn to the beaches of Florida\u2019s Space Coast to pursue ocean surfing and, his latest passion, foiling. It\u2019s the now 30-year-old firefighter\u2019s years spent as <em>Boating<\/em>\u2019<em>s<\/em> own Zoolander, however, that make him of interest to our readers. Harrison has long been one of the smiling faces for our annual Buyer\u2019s Guides photoshoots, entrusted to drive everything from PWC to go-fasts, take his turn in the wakes surfing or foiling, and never, ever, forget the golden rule\u2014don\u2019t look at the camera!<\/p>\n<p><strong>So how does one go from hardcore watersports enthusiast to <em>Boating<\/em> supermodel?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The transition actually came pretty easy. During my time as a pro wakeboarder I was supported by Supra Boats and did many photoshoots over the years, where I learned how everything works and what\u2019s needed. In my position on the <em>Boating<\/em> shoots I\u2019m kinda like a Swiss Army knife. I could be assigned the role of athlete, boat driver, or model. It\u2019s fun and will keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any highlights that stand out over the years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My top highlights are seeing old friends in the boating industry and getting a first look at the next year\u2019s new boats. Living the beach life now, it\u2019s nice to get back on the lake and on sick boats. I gotta add the helicopter shoots, too. Even though I moved away from Orlando, I find it so cool that I still get to plug into the towed-watersport industry and work with <em>Boating<\/em> Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>m guessing it<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s not all sunshine and rainbows\u2026<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most challenging part is doing these shoots in cold weather. We run these boats at over 30 mph, dressed like it\u2019s 90 degrees out and acting like we\u2019re on the best summer vacation ever. Meanwhile the photo crew might be decked out in thermal underwear and foul-weather gear. It\u2019s something to bear, but comical at the same time. The next challenge would be quickly adapting to boats I\u2019ve never driven. There are always new controls or accessories to learn to make sure we all have a safe ride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/how-to\/on-board-with-tracy-nowacki\/\">On Board With: Tracy Nowacki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We recently added your wife and brother to the mix. I feel like you guys are going for world domination.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s super cool! I can\u2019t explain how it fills my heart, because I\u2019ve always just been able to share stories and show them the work after publishing. All that comes to mind is that it\u2019s special. I wouldn\u2019t say we\u2019re after world domination, but there\u2019s strength in numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alright, be honest\u2026is there a boating version of Zoolander<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s Blue Steel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While doing these shoots you definitely gotta have your own Blue Steel! Really, though, you just have to be able to hold a smile for a few minutes with the wind blasting in your face.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/how-to\/on-board-with-gordon-harrison\/\">On Board With: Gordon Harrison<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Jeff Hemmel<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/how-to\/on-board-with-gordon-harrison\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Board With: Gordon Harrison Gordon Harrison is an experienced boat driver. Tom King Gordon Harrison is the consummate watersports enthusiast. Growing up lakeside in Central Virginia, he naturally gravitated toward skiing and wakeboarding before moving to Orlando after high school to train and compete on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. 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