39th Rehoboth Beach Sandcastle Contest

Ryan Anderson from Phladelphia works on his mermaid as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Robert Hamm from Lewisburg, PA. pulls sand away as he makes his castle as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

A group from Sound FX of Lewes created this Jeep in the sand as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

John Bilek from Greenville, Del. with his daughters Evelyn and Eliza created a turtle as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Larry Murray a firefighter from Maryland works the sand to honor the 9/11 Event as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Gumby gets some final touch's as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Larry Watkins and Dave Bobal from Seaside Heights, NJ "The Bikini Boys" work on their creation as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Darryl O'Conner from Dewey Beach show Drew and James Eichberg from Bethesda, MD haw to scalp sand as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Brandon Schaffer from Cape May with his Butterfly creation as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Robert Hamm from Lewisburg, PA. works on his castle as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Larry Murray a firefighter from Maryland works the sand to honor the 9/11 Event as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Working the sand for his dog and bear creation, Marc Schaffer from Swedesboro, NJ puts touch's on as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Darryl O'Conner from Dewey Beach works on his castle as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Andy West from Harrington makes his sculpture as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Larry Watkins and Dave Bobal from Seaside Heights, NJ "The Bikini Boys" work on their creation as Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER

Great weather had many beach artists attend the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual Sandcastle Contest held on the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday September 9th. Special to the Daily Times / CHUCK SNYDER