Volcomania!

posted by SURFING Magazine / Photos / May 14, 2012

All photos by Tom Carey

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Balaram Stack was launching all over the place en route to a quarterfinal finish.

Some serious WWF style wrestling was going down the entire event. Looks like this unlucky guy is about to get slammed.

Tai Van Dyke wearing spandex for extra maneuverability in the ring.

It’s hard to say what is going on in this photo, but it looks serious.

The action was hot and heavy in the ring, especially after collisions like this.

Chippa Wilson has one of the best air games on earth. But it wasn’t enough to beat local boy Daniel Shea in the Airshow final.

Brazil's Santiago Muniz put on a solid performance in the event. He launched some of the events best airs but was sent home with a Semifinal finish.

At times the ring would get flooded with tag-team style action. There was never a dull moment at Volcomania.

New York’s Quincy Davis slashing just a point shy of the win in the Diva (Girls) Division.

Alex Smith from Kauai put everything he had into 54th streets 2-3 foot beachbreak. And it paid off with a $5,000 check and a win in the Pro-Am Heavyweight division.

Results:

Heavyweight (Pro-Am):
1. Alex Smith 12.84
2. Oliver Kurtz 11.73
3. Chase Wilson 11.54
4. Cory Arrambide 10.3

Light Heavyweight (Juniors):
1. Yago Dora (BRA) 18.17
2. Taylor Clark 14.90
3. Jordan Lawler (AUS) 13.54
4. Natxo Gonzalez (PR) 10.53

Cruiserweight (Groms):
1. Griffin Colapinto 14.40
2. Shun Murakami (JPN) 11.10
3. Kanoa Igarashi 9.93
4. Aldric God (FRA) 8.67

Divas (Girls):
1. Demi Boelsterli 12.70
2. Quincy Davis 11.60
3. Amy Nicholl 7.84
4. Leila Hurst 6.13

Featherweight (Squids):
1. Cole Houshmand 12.94
2. Noah Hill 9.60
3. Micha Cantor 8.20
4. Dylan Franzmann 4.53

Boosterweight (Air):
1. Daniel Shea 7.67
2. Mitch Coleborn 6.10
3. Chippa Wilson 5.60
4. Yage Araujo 4.50
5. Santiago Muniz 4.17
6. Torrey Meister 0.00