Sandcastle builders take it downtown for Huntington Beach contest

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Architecture team Kate Curtain, Kelly Johnson, Justin Curtain, and Susan Cizek, from left, contruct a mini “Leaning Tower of Pisa” during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Linda Keys gets her hands in the muck during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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People walk by a castle built by event organizer Marc Africano during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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People stop by to chat and learn from event coordinator Marc Africano, in gray shirt, during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Two folks stop to admire Marc Africano’s castle during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Kelly Johnson, Justin Curtain, and Kate Curtain, from left, contruct a mini “Leaning Tower of Pisa” during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Kenzie Kerrigan, 13, far right, with her ice cream castle cone during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Two girls begin work on a small structure during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A youngster gets her hands in the wet sand during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Linda Keys gets her hands in the muck during the Dig it! Sandcastle Construction Instruction event on Main Street in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff