Creatures of the sea rise out of sand during 58-year-old Newport Beach contest

There were strict rules to follow during the contest on the sand.

Decorative materials had to be natural and found on the beach. Buckets could be filled with seawater and plots could be watered down prior to the start time. No more than eight workers at a time were allowed to create their masterpieces.

But the most important rule for the annual sandcastle contest held near the shoreline at Corona del Mar? Make sure you have a good time.

  • Spectators watch as Paul James works on a castle sculpture during the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Leonard Gonzales smoothes out the sand while working on his team’s art sculpture, “Mer-mazing.” They were at the Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • There’s light at the end of the tunnel as Brooke James works on her family’s pirate-themed sand sculpture. They were at the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Mac Diggs, with team UPS Store, puts scales on a sea creature during the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Eight-year-old Layla Head helps her family’s sculpture come alive while her mom Cari puts finishing touches on the sand mermaid. They were at the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. This year’s theme — Fantastic Sea Creatures. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Chris Crosson of Team Doggie Walk Bags creates a turtle sea scene during the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A pigeon checks out the team Mark D. Simon Berkshire Hathaway “Save the Turtles,” sand sculpture during the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Team Vitamin Sea works on their sand sculpture as the family dog, Chloe, watches from the sidelines. They were at the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A Sponge Bob-themed sculpture basks in the sun as it awaits judging during the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Judges for the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest check out the sculptures before they declare the winners in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • At the end of a sun and sand-filled day, one participant in the 58th annual Newport Beach Sandcastle Contest finds a cool place to rest in Corona del Mar, CA on Sunday, September 29, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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About two dozen teams worked through late morning and into the afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 29, during the Newport Beach event, a community ritual that has been going on for 58 years.

There were plenty of ocean animals created out of sand, with this year’s theme “Fantastic Sea Creatures.”

The event, put on by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, always draws thousands of spectators to watch the teams hustling to bring salty water from the ocean to dampen their creations while they sculpt their temporary artwork, hoping it doesn’t crumble.

Some were professionals, called “Masters,” while others were first-timers to the event.

“It’s just a great long-standing tradition — we’re a water-focused town, this is right at the water’s edge,” said Steve Rosansky, Chamber of Commerce president, prior to the contest. “It’s one of the things that makes Newport Beach a great place to live.”



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