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Hampton Beach New Hampshire * 7th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest*

I had meetings most of the day today but found a small window of opportunity that won't be available again until late Saturday.

So I took it and headed to the Beach.

I'd been itching to go all week because 300 tons of imported sand was dropped on Hampton Beach last Friday all in preparation for Hampton Beach's 7th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition.

This is something you just have to see as pictures simply do not do it justice. At least mine do not!

There are 12 Masters of the Sand Sculpture Universe competing for over $10,000.00 in prize money.

You can meet the masters by clicking here >>>2007 Competitors.

When I arrived today only a few had started working on their sculptures but what I saw was incredible.

On Saturday the 23rd the winner will be announced followed by an awards ceremony and fireworks. This is a big event at Hampton Beach but if you can't make it don't despair as the sculptures will be on display until the 28th.

It is very inspiring to watch it live so I highly recommend taking a trip to the beach to watch people create masterpieces out of simple sand and water. One thing I didn't know was that this is a timed event and each competitor has a total of 21 hours over a 3 day period to create their masterpiece. Wow!

The beach has lighted night viewing so if you can't make it till after work you can still take in the sights.

The event is co- sponsored by Greg Grady and the "The Grady Bunch" built the mammoth Sand Demo Site that the competition is being held on.

Be sure to cast your vote for the coveted Peoples Choice Award on Saturday. It will be a hard decision for me to make and I haven't even seen them all yet!

This is just a small sample of what is being created at Hampton Beach this weekend. See you Saturday!!!

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Posted by Monika McGillicuddy~NH Real Estate Broker on 06/20/2007 07:40 PM

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32 Comments on Hampton Beach New Hampshire * 7th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest*

JUN

2007

My jaw is dropped with envy Monika ! I wish I could go with you!!!!!! Please take LOTS of photos and bring them back to us!

Do they mix anything in the sand to make it "hold" ? What if it rains ??? Have a blast-wish I was watching with you!

LOL I will Michele! I can't wait to see them all finished! They just mix water with the sand. It is totally incredible.

Opps...I forgot to answer the rain question. Rain actually helps strengthen the sculpture...even heavy rain!

Monika,

Now, I'm seriously thinking about a road trip! That is so amazing, beautiful photos! Thank you

that is pretty unbelievable...i cant even make a mud pie correctly!

The town site is cool- 1800 GET A TAN LOL!

Fireworks every Wed. , free concerts, festivals, and a volleyball tourney---- when do you find time to work!!! I have never been that north and really would love to.

Those are truly amazing - I was shocked to hear that they brought in imported sand, that's a trip! I did a sand-castle competition when I was in architecture school and it was so much fun....but it was amateurish compared to this!

Michele...Come on up! Get an early start and you can be here in time for the judging!

Suzanne...Take a road trip, it's not that far for you! Thanks so much I'm working on a virtual tour with the rest of my pictures.

Ines...Thank you so much! I think my pictures don't do them any justice at all! Imagine all that sand at the beach and you bring in more.

Monika -- this looks like so much fun! The pictures you took are great. It looks like there are some real pros in this competitionl. I'll se if I can find time to get over to see this rather unique competition.

Thank you Joan. It is worth the trip. I think the weekend weather will be very nice...perfect for the beach.

Monika, WOW those are unbelievable!!!

Monika...I haven't seen the competition in Hampton. We did see the one in Old Orchard...it amazes me...the talent!

I'm used to the old pail sculpture drizzled with Sand and water towers!...with a moat of course!

JUN

2007

Monika, I would love to see something like this in person! Can't wait to see more of your photos.

How long do these take and do they have to complete them in a set tme period?

Ginger

So that's where you were while I was golfing. Great pictures let's head back there Saturday after your showings.

Monika, those are beautiful! I find sand sculpture of this magnitude simply amazing. And to think they work so hard and only have pictures to remember it by (and an occasional prize maybe). Nice coverage!

George...I was so disappointed at my pictures because real life looked so much better so I'm very pleased that you can see how incredible they are!!!

Joan...Imagine spending the week in the sun doing this? I was tempted to sign up for lessons :)

Ginger...Yeah they have 21 hours in 3 days to complete the sculpture. After they are all done it is sprayed with some bio-degradable material which crusts it over like the M&M shells. After June 28th...they will all be removed!

Jay...I guess you just never know what I'll be doing while you play :)

Maggie...It must be the thrill of the competition that makes them do it. While I was there bystanders were giving the artists pictures they took of last years competition. It was really cool!

We had no idea that such an event was held. Some of those creations are fabulous!! Thanks for sharing those photos with us!

Thanks so much Tim and Pam. They have been doing this for 7 years now and it is a pretty big event at the beach.

Monika,

Cool stuff..I think the best I could do is maybe a stick figure? Seems like the sand always crumbles..well I never said I was good at sculpting.

Monika, I'm taking the kids today! It's a fun family event every year. Fried dough to complete the experience :)

Neal...it is pretty cool! I just wished I was independently wealthy so I could be a beach bum LOL!

Sue...That will be fun! I love fried dough...can you bring me some :)

Awesome work! The city of Fort Myers Beach has sand castle competitions a few times a year. The skill is amazing isn't it? They sure do draw a crowd.

JUN

2007

Great pictures.. the sculptures are awesome.. gosh we never have anything like this on our beach..

JUN

2007

Chris...They've had huge crowds everyday but not a large as last years. This event runs nearly 2 weeks and is a very popular one. Yesterday they showed it on TV.

Kaye...I'm still amazed that they can do this and that it stays until it gets torn down. It is really neat to watch them build them.

JUN

2007

Monika all I can say is WOW those sculptures are just WOW, must have been great to see them. I can't even begin to imagine the skill to create something like this.

Ashely, Thanks for stopping by. They are a "WOW"...I was so surprised when I saw them in real life. They just had so much more detail than I thought they would. Amazing!

JUN

2007

Monika, Those are tremendous I am certain that the pictures aren't as amazing as seeing them in person! What fun. Thanks for sharing.

Phillip...They truly are so majestic in real life. I need a better camera to do them justice. Thank you so much for stopping by.

JUN

2007

Hi Monica,

I was just viewing your photos of the sand sculptures. I just posted some of the shots I took Sunday on my BetterPhoto.com site, I still have more to post. If you google my name and check the betterphoto site you can check them out. I think I got a shot of all of the displays. They are so awesome. I will be entering one each day in the better photo daily photo contest. I'm not sure how many I will post to my web site on yessy.com/kathyradford I will probably only post a few there. I wish more people could enjoy them in person but at least they can enjoy the photos. You can compare the photos you took while in progress with the finished work I took. Glad I could share them with people.

Kathy Radford

Kathy, I just looked at your site and your photos are so nice and clear. I love the close up shots as you really show the detail. Click here to visit>>>Kathy's site and check out her pictures of the sand sculptures. Thanks for commenting Kathy. Check out my other post here>>> Kingston NH Hidden Talent, which is all about Kathy and the town of Kingston.

I love sand Sculptures! It's a shame they are destroyed afterwards!

JUN

2007

Danny...That is so hard to believe but I guess since it's just sand and water they can't last forever. Next year they do it all over again.

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