overgunned
Riding a surfboard that is too big for prevailing wave conditions. "Gun" is shorthand for "big-wave gun" or "elephant gun." Being overgunned is often the result of misreading the surf: a surfer takes out his 7'6" board, for example, thinking the waves are eight feet; when the surf turns out to be six feet, the rider feels overgunned, wishing he brought a faster-turning 6'10". At particularly crow...
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Mickey Munoz, 1974Subscribe to view
Owl Chapman rides a 12-foot gun on a non-critical day at Waimea, 1985. Photo: Warren BolsterSubscribe to view
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Mickey Munoz, 1974
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Owl Chapman rides a 12-foot gun on a non-critical day at Waimea, 1985. Photo: Warren Bolster