Sand Sculptures competition returns to Hampton beach

Artists from New England, Canada, California and Europe compete to create their designs over three days, totaling 24 hours. (Photo: AP)

Master sand sculpting competitors work on their designs, made entirely of just sand and water, during the annual sand sculpting classic on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Carl Jara, of Cleveland, Ohio, works on the details of his sand castle titled "I can't get this out of my mind" at the annual sand sculpting classic on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017. Artists from New England, Canada, California and Europe compete to create their designs over three days, totaling 24 hours. (Photo: AP)

Melineige Beauregard, of Montreal, works on the details of her sand castle titled "Dance of the Undefined" at the annual sand sculpting classic on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo: AP)

David Andrews, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, works on the details of his sand castle titled "Hands of Fate" at the annual sand sculpting classic on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017. Artists from New England, Canada, California and Europe compete to create their designs over three days, totaling 24 hours. (Photo: AP)

Wires poke from the detail of a bird, to detract actual birds from landing, on a sand sculpture titled "Seduction" by Michel Lepire, of Quebec, on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017.(Photo: AP)

Justin Gordon, of Groveland, Mass., works on the details of his sand castle titled "Gazing Life Beyond" at the annual sand sculpting classic on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo: AP)

The detail of a relaxing figure made of just sand and water, titled "Horizontalism" by artist Joris Kivits of the Netherlands, is displayed on Hampton Beach in Hampton, N.H., Friday, June 16, 2017.(Photo: AP)