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Sand Sculpture Competition
July 16 , 2008
The place to be in August is at the Parksville, BC Beachfest- highlighted by one of the most fantastic sand sculpting competitions in the world!
Sand Castle Extraordinaire
Sculptors from all over the world travel to Parksville to participate in the Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition, which will be held August 8 - 10, 2008, with the exhibit being open to the public until September 1.
The Sand Sculpting Competition dates back to 1982, when a total of 100 people attended the first event, and it was reviewed as a "great success". Today, the event has evolved into a world class Master Class competition. In the last six years, Parksville has welcomed over 427,601 visitors to our Sand Sculpting Exhibition.
Visitors arrive from everywhere in the world to marvel at these unbelievable feats of artistry, creativity and engineering. The competition is open to professional and master level sculptors, and artists from around the world come to participate! And with prizes ranging up to $7,000, who can blame them? The competition itself lasts for 23 hours over 3 days. During construction of the sculptures, you can view the even through the fence, and on August 10th, the gates are opened for the public to look closer! The sculptures remain in place for three weeks following the competition. Technically admission is free, however, a small donation of $2 per person is appreciated!
There’s more than sand during Beachfest – there’s a Fireworks Display on August 16th and Kidfest on August 17th with entertainment and kids' sandcastle event, beach volleyball & croquet tournaments, just to name a few. The beach itself offers a beautiful view with its long sandy beaches and eastern exposure; this is an ideal spot to spend time with friends and family!
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The Future
July 15 , 2008
Some people think about the future, some people want to know the future and then there are those who invent the future. Yep that’s right, invent the future!
So you are probably wondering what we're talking about. We’re talking about world renowned designer, Tim Heywood and his psychic abilities to create beautiful vessels and invent the future. Besides designing some of the greatest looking yachts known to conquer the high seas, he has another hidden talent many do not know about.
source Tim Heywood Designs
In 2001 Mr. Heywood produced the above pre-contract rendering of a very special yacht for a very special client. The client wanted something unique and recognized around the world for her name and style. The rendering displayed the yacht sitting off of Venice and suffice to say, the owners fell in love with the presentation. The yacht we speak of was soon under construction at the Austal Shipyard located in Australia and was soon known as the newest Perfect Prescription, now Fortunate Sun.
source "Amanda" MY Fortunate Sun
It took 7 years, but as you can see from the images here, My Heywood can and has invented the future!
We would like to thank the Crew of Fortunate Sun and Tim Heywood Designs for supplying these fantastic images! Alone they are great images, but together they are priceless.
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Olympic Green
July 14 , 2008
With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao near Beijing has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algae bloom that is choking large stretches of the coastline and threatening the Olympic competition.
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Local officials have initiated an all-out effort to clean up the algae by mid-July. Nearly 20,000 people have either volunteered or been ordered to participate in the operation, while 1,000 boats are scooping algae out of the Yellow Sea. The official news agency, Xinhua, reported that algae currently covered a third of the coastal waters designated for the Olympic races.
Scientists are blaming the bloom on increased rainfall and warmer waters in the Yellow Sea. Algae are now blooming over more than 5,000 square miles of the sea. The company and government scientists deny allegations that the growth is due to manufacturers dumping waste into the ocean.
Officials with the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Committee said the government is planning on blocking algae from floating into the Olympic sailing area by installing a fenced perimeter in the sea that is more than 30 miles long.
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Some Olympic teams are already in the area, and trying to practice, but the algae is giving them difficulty. It is slowly getting better though, due to massive volunteer efforts. The area should be cleared soon, officials claim.
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