The 30th Annual
U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition

2009 Competition Winners

Masters A

First Place: Archisand - Tribute to Michael Jackson

Second Place: IB Posse - “IB Rocks”

Third Place: The Crabs

Masters B

First Place: Team Sandstorm - “Mind Over Muscle”

Second Place: Santa Barbara Sand - “Teach Peace”

Best Sculpture

First Place: Kyle’s Karvers - “Easter Island”

Second Place: Rando’s Commando’s - “Tidal Pool”

Third Place: Sand Dabblers - “I Said Over the Wall”

Fourth Place: Coastal Carvers - “Watering Hole”

Best Replica

First Place: BTY Sandscrapers - “Stay Classy USA”

Second Place: Bradley/Tubbs family - “Simpsons”

Third Place: Sin City Sand Trash

Castles of Your Mind

First Place: New Hope Kids - “Neptune’s Castle”

Second Place: Sand Joaquin - “Mountain Refuge”

Third Place: Dreamscape - “Fairies of the Willow”

Fourth Place: Sandsational - “Medieval Skyscrapers”

Executive Sandbox

First Place: Clark Pest Control - “Beach Bug”

Second Place: YMCA Camp Surf

Third Place: Sand Quest - “Octo-Mom”

Fourth Place: H5 Crew “(DWI) Drink Water Instead”

Creatures of the Sea

First Place: Sand Wallowers

Second Place: IB Sand Magic

Third Place: The Hippo Flounders - “King Henry the Hermit”

Fourth Place: Sand Surfers - “A Day at the Beach”

2008 Competition Winners

Masters Division "A"

First Place: I.B. Posse - Gas Relief

Second Place: Archisand - Imagine

Third Place: The Crabs - Quicksand

Masters Division "B"

First Place: Sand Squirrels - Protect Your Nuts

Second Place: Santa Barbara Sand - Final Touch

Best Sculpture

First Place: Si Se Puede - Accessible Spirit
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Second Place: Coastal Carvers - Coastal Carvings

Third Place: BTY Sandscrappers - Stay Classy San Diego

Fourth Place: Rando's Commandos - Troll Surfer

Best Replica

First Place: The Bradley Family - Horton Hears a Moo

Second Place: Team Yokoz - Yokoz in the Sun

Third Place: Sand Peddliers - Castle Horatio

Fourth Place: Super Mario Bros - The Hoopa Kids
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Castles of Your Mind

First Place: The Tree Amigos - Make Like a Tree
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Second Place: Michel Juneau - Le Chateau-Juneau
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Third Place: Sand & Deliver - Sand Through the Hourglass
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Fourth Place: Srong/Lloyd - Sand Capital
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