All teams and individuals are asked to follow these specific guidelines.

• Each team has a designated sculpturing/building area of 6 metres by 6 metres.
• Each Individual has a designated sculpturing/building area of 6 meters by 3 meters.
• Only biodegradable decorative materials such as shells or seaweed may be used.
• Food colouring and flour are permitted, but adhesives of any kind are not allowed.
• Each team is expected to build their sculpture with hand tools only such as masonry, garden or household implements, shovels and tampers, and are allowed.
• No Power Tools are allowed (including battery operated ones).
• Water containers for builders can be filled ahead of time and stored outside the building plot.
• Watering of your plot can begin one hour prior to competition start time. There is no limit to the number of water carriers, but they must stay outside the plot.
• Formwork can be used and removed as each stage is completed.
• In your pack you will have the judging sheets so you will know what the judges are looking for.
• Please keep your plots clean and free of litter.
• We request that you bring flags, so they can be flown during the event.
• Teams are responsible for their own food, water bottles, sunscreen, etc.
• Form work can comprise of wooden/plastic, bottomless boxes or containers to ram sand to make your base for sand sculpturing.