Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations Janel Hawkins is the founder and owner of Sand Castle University, a sand ...

Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their ...

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Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their ...

Marwa Bouabibsa put an awful lot of thought into how to design a sand castle. It wasn’t going to be one of those run-of-the-mill fill up a plastic bucket and dump it upside down jobs. This was going ...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- More than 200 competitors brought their creativity to the sandy beaches of Manhattan Beach. They were competing in the International Surf Festival's sand castle design ...

Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their ...