Sandy fun at the Sandcastle Contest

Posted 9/7/23

The 15th Bellport Village Program Fund Sandcastle Contest was held at Ho-Hum Beach on Saturday Sept. 2.

The event was another huge success, with 33 creative castles built. All winners …

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Sandy fun at the Sandcastle Contest

A classic display of a sandcastle.

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McByworth Shipbuilding stunned with this original creation.

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The Gansett family created this Jaws sand creation.

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Sandy the beach girl.

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The judges posed for a quick photo.

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The boaters utilized some seaweed

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The Whalehouse Point submission.

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The crowd gathered during the event.

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The dragon king.

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Posted Wednesday, September 6, 2023 12:00 am

The 15th Bellport Village Program Fund Sandcastle Contest was held at Ho-Hum Beach on Saturday Sept. 2.

The event was another huge success, with 33 creative castles built. All winners were treated to Carla Marla’s ice cream!

The winners of the contest were as follows:

In the 0-to-8-year-old category, the first-place winner was Castle 2, The Beach Plum Fairy House, built by Nora Guja; second place was Castle 20, The Boaters by James Burkly, and Pryce and Lilly Everitt; and the third place was Castle 10, Skull Crusher, built by Ronin, Maddox, and Edie.

In the 9-to-16-year-old age category, the first place winner was Castle 32, Whale House Point built by Luke Moyer-Olson, Jack Jack Moyer-Olson, CiCi, Ever, Arthur, Jack, Oliver, Julius, Charlie; second place was Castle 38, Sandy the Beach Girl built by Molly, Connie and Margo Mayward; and third place was castle 33, Gansett Jaws built by Lilly Guja.

In the over 17/adult category, the first-place winner was Castle 44, Classic Castle built by Tobin and David Garcia; second place went to Castle 47, Dragon King built by Fabian, Justin, and Oliver (Nettlebeck and Trans); and third place went to Castle 43, McByworth Shipbuilding, built by Sara, Bob, Anna, and Pete.