As usual the The Championships of the Volcom Totally Crustaceous Surf Tour, or simply the VQS Championships, went off with a bang. It seems like every year this contest has the same conditions, kind of overcast, some swell, but a lot of texture on the water due to the wind. The closed-out conditions weren't ideal for putting it on rail, but they certainly didn't hinder taking to the sky. Almost every Final turned into an air show, even the groms were punting big airs.

Oh yeah, and Tom Curren surfed a few heats, enough said. Here's a few of my personal highlights of the Hillbilly Stomp:

- I cant stress this enough, Curren was there. He made it to Semi's, and every time he was in a heat all you would here on the beach is, "Curren is surfing, Curren is surfing." He's still everyone's favorite surfer.

- Besides the ultimate legend, it was cool to see the likes of: Gavin Beschen, Shawn "Barney" Barron and Tai Van Dyke cruising the comp all weekend.

- Nate Tyler is rad, I was stoked that he won the Pro/Am

- Mitch Coleborn made the Final. He's one of the most progressive guys out there right now, and the one surfer in the event I wanted to see surf the most. Since he made it to the very last heat, I got to see him surf plenty.

- The commentators were funny as hell, as usual.

- The BBQ/House Parties are always all time during the VQS Championships. Newport Beach has some of the hottest girls around.

Click here for video highlights and scroll down for a few pictures and results:


Hillbillies.


Everyone was having a dog-gone swell time.


Zeke and his big check.


Some good ol' tunes from good ol' boys.


Sean Slater was not in costume.


Zeke ripping.


The trophy Zeke got for his ripping.


Beach chickens.


Dirty socks + gray skies + onshore winds = pale chicks on the beach.


Stoney Stones.

VQS RESULTS:

Bootleggers (Pro-Am)
1. Nate Tyler
2. Mitch Coleborn
3. Dustin Cuizon
4. Blake Howard

Night Crawlers (Juniors)
1. Tanner Hendrickson
2. Albee Layer
3. Kyle Galtes
4. Jesse Mendes

Mountain Mamas (Girls)
1. Malia Manuel
2. Lauren Sweeney
4. Kaleigh Gilchrist
4. Demi Boelseri

Porch Babies (Groms)
1. Ezekiel Lau
2. Ian Crane
3. Ian Gentil
4. Kolohe Andino

Grasshoppers (Air)
1. Torrey Meister
2. Killian Garland
3. Gavin Beschen
4. Matt Meola
5. Sino
6. Dusty Payne

Electric Bolt Thrower Move Of The Competition
Matt Meola