Hampton sand sculpture contest begins
HAMPTON—One of Hampton Beach's premier events of the summer season kicked off Sunday, the 11th Annual Sand Sculpting Competition.
On Friday, 300 tons of sand were dumped on the beach. Although Hampton is a beach, the sand used in the sculpting contest has a special texture and is imported from a quarry in Hudson.
This past weekend, sculptors began arriving from distances such as Canada, Texas and The Netherlands to prepare for the upcoming competition.
By Sunday, the site, alongside the playground area, was being prepared and the first of several large castles was being built.
Although a serious competition, several of the soon-to-be sand combatants were performing as a team, crafting the first of the castles, an approximately 15' multi-leveled buttressed medieval edifice complete with turrets. The group consisted of three time Hampton Beach and three time world champion Karen Fralich of Burlington, Ontario, as well as 16-year-old Carissa Porcaro of Portland, Maine, and Darlene Duggan of Essex, Mass. among others.
Both Porcaro and Duggan will be providing free professional sand sculpting lessons Friday and Saturday June 24 and 25 from 1 ¿ 3 p.m.. There will be limited space for the lessons and sign-ups will be done at noon at the site.
"We teach the kids how to sculpt sand structures using everything in mom's kitchen drawer" said Porcaro, a junior at Portland High School.
Between Monday and Wednesday the "Sponsor Sites" will be created and on Wednesday there will be a Sponsors Grand Finale with a Master Group Carve.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be the Master Solo Competition with judging and Peoples Choice Award voting from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday.
There is a $15,000 purse, which will be shared by the winners Saturday Night.
Sand sculpting holds interest worldwide. Three time World and North American Champion Fralich has traveled the world and in addition to Hampton Beach finds Japan to be a favorite.
"The culture, grace and beauty make it special."
Many of the trips are for competitions, but many also are corporate. One of her largest creations was a collaboration on a 50-foot-tall rendition of the Emerald City of Wizard of Oz fame.
When asked what her theme would be for this year she smiled enigmatically and simply said, "secret.
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