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Sandcastles contest takes over the beach at Corona del Mar

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The beach is the canvas, the artwork made of sand.

Teams hustled at Corona del Mar on Sunday, making sure their sand didn’t get too dry, or their masterpieces didn’t crumble, while racing the clock.

The 57th annual sandcastle contest drew spectators to the stretch of Newport Beach to see the elaborate designs built through the afternoon, with teams hoping to win bragging rights and prizes for their creations.

This year’s theme: “Have a Ball.”

  • Robert Darveaux goes solo as he takes part in the 57th annual sandcastle contest in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He said his creation can be left up to the imagination but spectators surmised it was Falkor the dragon in the Neverending Story movie. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Some spectators could hardly contain their enthusiasm as they watch sand castles being built during the 57th annual sandcastle contest at Corona del Mar Beach on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Dominic Williams with Team I.B Posey puts finishing touches on “a cat playing football with a ball of yarn” sand sculpture in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Pete Armes cuts out a castle door while working with Team Sand Crabs in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. His team created a Cinderella castle. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Team Sand Crabs Too member Pat Macha works on one of four dogs in his team’s sand sculpture in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Nicole Brozka with Team Choc Preschool shapes the sand during the 57th annual sandcastle contest with the theme “Having a Ball.” Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Team Doggie Walk Bags creates an Octupus juggling eight balls at the 57th annual Sand Castle Contest in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Wyatt Brown, 9, digs a four-foot deep hole and collected one cup of water to use for his parent’s sand sculpture. On the bright side, it kept him busy and out of the way for four hours, said his dad Charlie Brown while he and his wife Danielle Brown took part in the 57th annual Sandcastle contest in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two judges react as Doggie Walk Bags members shout a thank you during the 57th annual Sand Castle Contest in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Team I.B Posey created “a cat playing football with a ball of yarn” sand sculpture in Corona del Mar on Sunday, October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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