'Sandcastle School' Prepare For Aug 3rd 2008 International Sandcastle Competition, White Rock, BC - Your Team? Enroll.-Program..
White Rock Sandcastle Competition 2008
White Rock Sandcastle Competition 2008
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On August 3, 2008 it’s a "BIG FUN, HAPPY DAY" at the beach for everyone ! Keep reading...here is the Program!
how to build a sandcastle in 2 1/2 hours like the pros!
step-one.jpg dig a mound of dirt - approximate time 1 hour, 6 people with shovels, 1 person with bucket to bring water and poor it into a moat which is around the mound. The water is used to keep the mound damp. The best sandcastle sand to work with is wet sand-White Rock has the best in North America!
step-2.jpg have crazy red head create comical diversion. The scales on the back are mounds of sand about the size of your fist, placed side by side. A trowel is used to smooth out the sand into the general shape. If you want to carve a word into the sandcastle, use a kitchen knife to draw the letters in the sand, and then use a kitchen spoon and knife to dig out around the letters. the trick to keeping the letters secure is to have the sand really wet to begin with.
step-3.jpg boo boos are easily fixed by adding wet sand and forming with your hands, it’s still all draft at this point
step-4.jpg a crazy blonde with a spray bottle is dangerous situation! to keep the sand moist, a spray bottle is the most important tool for building a sandcastle. remember, the sand needs to be moist to work with - just like play dough!
step-5.jpg start adding a bit more detail, sea shells for eyes, seaweed for hair, using your fingers, start sculpting a bit more detail. one important thing to remember, at the base of the sandcastle, don’t have sharp vertical lines- as the sand dries, the sand will give away and your sandcastle will fall apart. The sun dries the sand alot faster than you expect.
step-6.jpg more detail for the back legs is formed using your hands-it’s still draft at this point but more detail is added. to get perspective, keep walking around the sandcastle and look at it from all angles, adjust where needed using wet sand or your carving tools.
step-7.jpg crazy blondes and crazy redheads are a necessary part of any sandcastle! Keep buckets of water handy, keep the moat wet, and add more fine details using your hands.
step-8.jpg the final bits of carving the logo are done. tools which came in handy for carving were: the triangles and stuff from a geometry set, a metal kitchen spatula, kitchen knife, kitchen spoons(large and small) a drywall yellow scraper thingy, something to add details like a paint brush for making little holes, a metal noodle strainer-the hand thingy with teeth for scooping noodles, anything which comes to mind.
step-9.jpg toss some seaweed, shells, driftwood whatever you think will make the presentation look neat and let people take pictures!
step-10.jpg a garden rake is a great way to create texture on the sand around the sandcastle for final presentation. Its really easy to smile when you’ve just finished building your very first sandcastle-Tasha Svensson White Rock Sandcastle Assistant Event Manager, and Jorden Abernethy White Rock Sandcastle Logistics Manager posing with their very first sandcastle sculpture built with the Sandsippers, a team entered in this years White Rock Sandcastle Competition happening August 3rd, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival which runs August 1-4. Team sign up closes July 15, team sign up forms on right hand side banner, 3 categories to choose from.
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The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is happening August 3, on the magnificent shores of White Rock BC, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival with runs August 1-4, 2008.
We have 3 categories to enter a team in, sign up forms on the right hand side banner, sign up closes July 15, 2008. 100% of the entry fee goes to the prize fund, entry fee fully refunded if event is cancelled due to rain.
to hi-lite the Business/Masters category:
You get to choose from 2 "kingdoms" either a 30X30 or 40X40 area to build a sandcastle in
all sandcastles may be decorated with anything found along the shore, no man made materials in an effort to be "green" and environmentally conscious
a team is up to 10 adults
entry fee is $100.00 which is $10 per person for a team of 10
teams must supply their own equipment
the start time is anytime after 10am for the business/masters category and the team may stay as long as they want to complete the sandcastle
The competition ends at 4PM
Judging is between 4pm and 4:45 pm
Awards are on the stage by the pier from 5pm to 5:30PM
Bonus for the business/masters category only:
a business may give away free product samples to guests. Sales are not permitted on the beach. We ask that no paper based literature be given away in an effort to be green, and to reduce the chances of your valuable advertising dollars accidentally being misplaced on the beach.
There are many, many wonderful children and family activities going on at the festival so you and your team can build a sandcastle, take a break and participate in the festival activities, return to keep building, back to festival activities….all day long!
Here’s the festival line up so far:
SUNDAY August 3
8am White Rock Elks pancake breakfast
9am5:30 PM Sandcastle Competition
9am - 7pm waterfront market
10am - 4pm mural painting
10am - 7pm beach games
11am - 4pm Starfish Stage
11am - 6pm Semiahmoo First Nation salmon bbq
11am - 6pm RE/MAX Main Stage Semiahmoo Stage in the park
12 - 4pm Children’s Penny Carnival
3pm Ocean Park Pizza Waiters Race
6:45pm Fraser Blues airshow
9pm Torchlight Parade
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The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is happening August 3, on the magnificent shores of White Rock BC, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival with runs August 1-4, 2008.
We have 3 categories to enter a team in, sign up forms on the right hand side banner, sign up closes July 15, 2008. 100% of the entry fee goes to the prize fund, entry fee fully refunded if event is cancelled due to rain.
to hi-lite the adult/amateur category:
You get to choose from 2 "kingdoms" either a 20X20 or 30X30 area to build a sandcastle in
all sandcastles may be decorated with anything found along the shore, no man made materials in an effort to be "green" and environmentally conscious
a team is up to 10adults
team entry fee is $100.00 which is $10 per person for a team of 10
teams must supply their own equipment
the start time is anytime after 10am for the adult/amateur category and the team may stay as long as they want to complete the sandcastle
The competition ends at 4PM
Judging is between 4pm and 4:45 pm
Awards are on the stage by the pier from 5pm to 5:30PM
The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is happening August 3, on the magnificent shores of White Rock BC, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival with runs August 1-4, 2008.
We have 3 categories to enter a team in, sign up forms on the right hand side banner, sign up closes July 15, 2008. 100% of the entry fee goes to the prize fund, entry fee fully refunded if event is cancelled due to rain.
to hi-lite the children under 12 category:
You get to choose from 2 "kingdoms" either a 10X10 or 20X20 area to build a sandcastle in
all sandcastles may be decorated with anything found along the shore, no man made materials in an effort to be "green" and environmentally conscious
a team is up to 4 children and 2 adults - adult participation is mandatory
team entry fee is $20.00, which is $3.33 per person for a team of 6
teams must supply their own equipment
the Start time is anytime after 9am for the Children under 12 category only - and the team may stay as long as they want to complete the sandcastle
The competition ends at 4PM
Judging is between 4pm and 4:45 pm
Awards are on the stage by the pier from 5pm to 5:30PM
There are many, many wonderful children and family activities going on at the festival so you and your team can build a sandcastle, take a break and participate in the festival activities, return to keep building, back to festival activities….all day long!
Here’s the festival line up so far:
SUNDAY August 3
8am White Rock Elks pancake breakfast
9am5:30 PM Sandcastle Competition
9am - 7pm waterfront market
10am - 4pm mural painting
10am - 7pm beach games
11am - 4pm Starfish Stage
11am - 6pm Semiahmoo First Nation salmon bbq
11am - 6pm RE/MAX Main Stage Semiahmoo Stage in the park
12 - 4pm Children’s Penny Carnival
3pm Ocean Park Pizza Waiters Race
6:45pm Fraser Blues airshow
9pm Torchlight Parade
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Ok… due to the overwhelming volume of voice mails I received on Friday here goes!
Yes…. we can’t wait to meet all your grandchildren, and yes it will be totally cool for you to show your grandchildren what a sandcastle competition is all about. It has been too long!
Natasha and Jorden are local students who have taken on the design and execution of a sandcastle competition as a self determined career exploration.
I am so incredibly proud of them for A) waking up that early in the morning!!!! B) even though it was scary, they went on live TV and C) they learned how to build a sand sculpture. I can gush about them forever because they have the courage to try. They have been involved in all aspects of the event design since March 2008.
The reason they were not on camera direct, was just a matter of timing. Our honoured guests – the Sandsippers team, were able to complete the sandsculpture – with Tasha and Jordens help, in less time than anticipated.
Yes, I am just crazy enough to stand firmly 100% behind high school students, and let them and any of their friends openly explore their ideas to create this event. I firmly believe that everyone has to start somewhere, so why not here?! The spirit of the Sea Festival is about affordable family focused fun, community involvement and learning, so it would seem that they are just as crazy as I am!
Thank you for all the incredibly kind words – yes we are unbelievably excited to have the opportunity to revive the famous White Rock Sandcastle Competition, and update it to the year 2008. How we came to be in this strange position is simply luck and timing that’s all. Someone decided to give us a chance, so we choose playback the same opportunity to others.
No we are not making money off this event, we’re simply doing this for fun, to learn, and for the creative challenge. (see sponsor opportunities on the right hand side banner)
With respect to the shoes before us – there is no possible way we could fill them – they are far too big and that was a different decade! Time has passed, so we are approaching this from a square one approach. It is open to all skill levels and as we proved on camera today – if we can do it … seriously anyone can!
You know, it’s actually relaxing to build a sand sculpture. On the drive home, all three of us were quiet and relaxed after having scaled yet another scary baby step towards a successful revival of the White Rock Sandcastle Competition.
There are many, many other activities going on during the Spirit of the Sea Festival which runs from August 1-4 such as free concerts, a children’s parade, a penny carnival, a waiters race, BBQ’s, fireworks, a Torchlight parade…. and all the seductive dishes only Marine Drive Restaurants can offer with their world famous ocean views. check out the festival line up here!
Team sign up closes July 15, 2008
Team sign up forms, on the right hand side banner.
If you want to help, create a team and enter the competition. The more the merrier!
This is year one of a five year goal….. wanna play sandcastle?
Best regards,
Lisa, Tasha and Jorden and the many other people involved.
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The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is happening August 3rd, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival which runs from August 1-4. festival information
The Spirit of the Sea Festival is a family focused event.
This is Tasha Svensson, Assistant Event Manager White Rock Sandcastle Competition, and Jorden Abernethy, Logistics Manager, White Rock Sandcastle Competition.tashajorden-1.jpg
Thank you to both Tasha and Jorden for getting up at 3 am in order to be in Vancouver for todays broadcast at 5:15 AM!!!! You two are the bestest people to work with and I’m really proud of both of you! Lisa Nolan-Event Manager,White Rock Sandcastle Competition
Time to complete the dragon sandcastle: 2 and a half hours
number of people involved: 7
tools used: 6 shovels to build the mound of sand aproximatly 1 hour time, metal spatula for carving with, 3 buckets for water to keep the sand moist, kitchen knife and spoon to carve with, trowel to smooth the body of the dragon with, dry wall knife to carve with, seaweed and shells found along the shore to decorate, everyone’s hands to form everything on the dragon, spray bottle to keep the sand moist while doing the final bits - carving and decorating time aproximatly 1 and a half hours.
it really is easy to do!
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Global TV live to air "sandcastle skule"
Check us out Friday June 2o on Global TV from 5:30 AM to 9AM!
One of the teams competing in the White Rock Sandcastle Competition this year, will be our guests of honor, as we all get together and do a live-to-air "sandcastle skule"! (just a little nervous….)
One team -the Sandsippers- competed in the last White Rock Sandcastle Competition 2 decades ago, and have been a huge cheerleader of this attempt to revive the sandcastle competition for the first time in 21 years….so much so, they have contacted all the original team members, and have entered the original team in this revival of the White Rock Sandcastle Competition on August 3rd!
In fact, they have offered a challenge to any team which competed in any of the White Rock Sandcastle Competitions during the 1970s and early 80’s - "wanna play sandcastle?"
Note from Sandcastle event team: we think there may very well be a "cold barley pop" at stake here for any reunion teams!
If there is enough interest in creating a reunion of teams from the 70s and 80s to celebrate the return of the sandcastle competition to the shores of White Rock, it would be our pleasure to create a separate category - the reunion category - in this years competition.
Team sign up forms on the right hand side banner - team sign up closes July 15, 2008
The Sandsippers know from experience, that entering a sandcastle competition is a really fun way to spend the day, meet new people, and that it doesn’t matter what your skill level is - it’s all about having a really fun day at the beach!
We are totally not allowed to talk about this secret, and it’s sooooo cool - ahhhh it’s just killing us!!!!!! But they have a really cool surprise for everyone on August 3rd….oh but we want to tell sooooo badly, yet we promised the Sandsippers we wouldn’t!!!!! ahhhhh but it’s soooo hard not to!!!!!!!
tunes to chill to
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team sign up closes in 26 days
Sign up forms are available on the right hand side banner for the 2008 White Rock Sandcastle Competition.
Team sign up closes July 15, 2008
This is a traditional open skill level sandcastle building competition. All Skill levels welcome.
Please send an email to: lisanolan@shaw.ca when you send in your team sign up form so we can keep an eye on the mail for your entry. When we receive it we will contact you to let you know it’s been received and send out your receipt.
For business/professional and adult/amateur categories:
Entry fee is $100 per team - this works out to $10 per person for a team of up to 10 people.
Added bonus for the Business/professional category- you may promote your business by giving away free sample products, but we ask that no paper based literature be distributed in an effort to be "green" and reduce the chances of your valuable advertising dollars accidentally being misplaced on the beach. Sales are not permitted on the beach.
This is a bonus opportunity to promote your business to about 40-60,000 people in a fun "face to face" way, while building a sandcastle and new friendships! Who better to talk up your product than you and your employees! It’s less expensive than renting a table or booth at an event or trade show and you get to spend a fun relaxing day at the beach!
For the children under 12 category:
We recognize the cost of taking a family of four out for the day, so the entry fee is $20.00 for the children’s category - this works out to $3.33 per person for a team of 4 children and 2 adults (adult participation is mandatory)
100% of the entry fee in all categories go to the prize fund.
Entry fee fully refundable if event is canceled due to rain.
fun summer tunes: kinks
Posted by: admin | 06-17-2008 | 08:06 PM
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Ahoy everyone at the BC Maritime Employers Association!
If your feet are on shore August 3rd, why not put a team together and enter the White Rock Sandcastle Competition?
It’s a BIG FUN, HAPPY DAY at the beach for everyone, building sandcastles and new friendships on the magnificent shores of White Rock BC!
Team sign up forms on the right hand side banner, sign up closes July 15. This is an open competition-all skill levels welcome.
Cash prizes, and 100% of the entry fee is added to the prize fund.
Yes, we have an awesome pier to tie up to!
some fun summer sailing tunes: CSNY-southern cross
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Welcome Delta Police Department!
If you happen to have the day off and would like to enter your family in the sandcastle competition, or get together with your brothers and sisters and enter a team, we’d love to have you and your family join us for a relaxed day at the beach building sandcastles and new friendships at the White Rock Sandcastle Competition, happening August 3, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival which runs August 1-4, 2008.
Team sign up forms on the right hand side banner, team sign up closes July 15.
100% of the entry fee goes to the prize fund for all three categories, all skill levels welcome!
This is a community initiative, to revive the White Rock Sandcastle Competition.
summer tunes: martha and the Vandals
Posted by: admin | 06-12-2008 | 06:06 AM
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There’s only 33 days left to sign up a team for the White Rock Sandcastle Competition.
Once it’s sold out,… that’s it no more room on the beach!
Final cash prize announcements on event day August 3rd, …….
Did you know that 2 entire generations of kids have grown up, married, had children of their own, and not known the magic of a sandcastle competition in White Rock! Let’s not let another generation of kids grow up without this special family experience.
This is an open sandcastle competition - a creative challenge, one shot to race against the tide! All skill levels welcome!
Sign up closes July 15, 2008 team sign up forms on the right hand banner.
3 categories to enter in:
children under 12: up to 4 children and 2 adults per team, entry fee is $20.00 per team (works out to $3.33 per person)
GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES are first: $750.00 second: $500.00 third: $250.00
Adults / amateurs: up to 10 people per team, entry fee is $100.00 per team (works out to $10.00 per person) 100% of the entry fee is added to the prize fund.
GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON EVENT DAY - AUGUST 3, 2008!
Business / masters: up to 10 people per team, entry fee is $100.00 per team (works out to $10.00 per person) 100% of the entry fee is added to the prize fund.
GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON EVENT DAY - AUGUST 3, 2008!
There are additional prizes in the business / masters category.
more fun summer tunes: sly and the family stone
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Welcome to our new friend the White Rock Business Improvement Association! HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"We are very excited to welcome the White Rock BIA, and huge massive thank-you’s for all your help!HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"Listings for accomodations, restaurants, things to do, places to be, are found on their website.HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"Don’t forget to check out the dates and times for the free outdoor movie nights on the giant screen - brought to you by the White Rock BIA!HYPERLINK "http://www.stayplaywhiterock.com"
more fun tunes - HYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vBzRMCCEtg"BTO takin care of business
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When I look at those massive sandcastle creations, I wonder, can these same artists race against the tide?
Sure when you have a week or so to create a sandcastle, and then spray it down so it lasts for months on end, you have the time to go into detail….. and the event gets to charge admission to view these incredible creations…..
The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is an open competition for all skill levels, in a race against the tide. Start in the morning, and finish before 4PM - one shot that’s it! It’s free for public viewing. Yup, it’s a pretty old school artistic challenge!!!From children to master carvers… learning from each other, laughing, having fun together building sandcastles!
Team sign up forms on the right hand banner - team sign up closes July 15, 2008. Master carvers intrigued by the creative challenge of a race against the tide, can sign up for the business/masters category
Cash prizes! Cash prize announcement for the adult/amateur and the business/masters category is on event day - yes, more mystery to add to your intrigue!.summer tunes trooper
Posted by: admin | 06-09-2008 | 03:06 PM
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Hello White Rock South Surrey Baseball AssociationHYPERLINK "http://www.wrssba.com" HYPERLINK "http://www.wrssba.com"Hey, if you’re not playing ball on August 3rd, why not enter the White Rock Sandcastle Competition!
3 team categories to choose from - team sign up closes July 15 - cash prizes!
sign up forms on the right hand banner.
This is an open sandcastle competition, all skill levels welcome.
The White Rock Sandcastle Competition is happening August 3, during the 59th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival which runs from August 1-4, 2008
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