Guns

Guns are serious surboards for very serious Surfers. They are designed for riding on the largest day of any year. Chances are if you need this type of board you’re probably not reading this except for the sake of education. Guns are often thought of as a survival tool rather than a performance design, because only the best of designs would be used to survive the giant waves ridden on the beasts.

The objrctive in Big Wave Surfing is to get into the wave early, get down the face and make the wave. These boards have vee bottoms which create suction and control, essentially holding you on to the face of the wave. The last thing a Surfer wants in giant Surf is to spin out at the bottom of a twenty or thirty foot wave!

Guns need to be thick with the wide point slightly foward of center for maximum paddling effeciency and to help cover alot of ground in a very short time. Guns are normally thrusters or single fins. This type of board is for expert Surfers only.