One of the World’s Best Sandcastle Sculptors Is Coming to Anguilla

By: - February 7th, 2016

Sand sculpture in Anguilla

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

Sand sculptor Matt Long (aka Sandman Matt) will bring his talents to Anguilla’s Maundays Bay next month, when he creates one of his original masterpieces on the beach of Cap Juluca resort.

Long’s three-day visit to the iconic hotel, which begins March 23, will also include a sandcastle-building clinic, during which guests will learn the basics of castle construction.

It also coincides with the the Cap Juluca Sandcastle Competition, judged by Long, whose prize-winning work has been displayed all over the United States and earned him a spot on the TLC and Travel Channel TV show, “Sand Masters.”

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