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Born to Fred and Cynthia Wilmot , in Bull Bay, Jamaica. Billy first started surfing on cotton wood belly boards in 1968 after growing up near the sea and admiring its beauty during his youth. It wasn't until 1974 that he got his first surfboard from long time friend and mentor Terry "Mush" Muschett. Mush was a Jamaican waterman who met Billy on the beach at Cable Hut near Billys home that summer. Mush had traveled to California and to Puerto Rico and discovered surfing. Mush's techniques were outstanding and inspiring so Billy pressured to learn the sport. Terrence decided... "Cha - Alright... I will teach you..." and that was it. He taught Billy the basics. Mush also told Billy about the epic waves of Puerto Rico - the "Hawaii of the Caribbean", where he had a house and where Billy and his friends could stay if they ever found themselves in that part of the Caribbean.
Three winters later Billy made his first trip to Puerto Rico, only to find no one at the airport to meet him and his friends. Where was Mush...?
Being the adventurer he is, Billy and the crew hitched a ride across the island and found thier way to Rincon where finally they found the hilltop that Mush called home. The next day was historical... Mush introduced the guys to the Big Waves at Domes, Marias , Dogmans and Tres Palmas. Billy went back each year for 3 years straight honing his skills on the big waves of the Caribbeans "Hawaii". Billy met his wife Claudette "Maggie" Morgan and married her in 1980. Together they have raised 5 children. Ishack, Inilek, Icah, Imani and Ivah. I am sure you have heard these names before as the Wilmot family has now become world famous as the "Jamaican Surfing Family" who hangs with all the "pro's"... Billy taught his kids to surf and as they got hooked on the sport, realized that there was no formal structure for the sport of surfing in Jamaica. Kids need structure in their sporting endeavors so Billy along with some of the other pioneers of Jamaicas surf history formed the Jamaica Surfing Association in 1999 and worked at formalizing the sport locally, affiliating with the International Surfing Association and the Pan American Surfing Association. Around the same time, as this was in the works, Billy met Patrick and the two pioneered a movement to bring Jamiaca and the Quashi brand to the world. |
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Also, many people know Billy Mystic for his other achievements in both music and acting... You see, Billy also had started playing music with a few kids from the community in about 1981 which evolved into his band - The Mystic Revealers around 1985 when roots reggae was king in Jamaica. The top ranking reggae band produced 5 CD's, toured Europe, North and South America, Japan and the Caribbean playing all the big festivals for the next 10 years.
Since then, Billy has taken on a career of surf pioneering, acting, music and ruling the waters of the globe with his family and friends...
