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Sarasota News Leader November 15, 2013 This year, Wigelsworth had to contend with an unexpected problem during his selection process. A major sand sculpting event in Kuwait — an eight-week project — pulled away half of the artists he already had invited to the Crystal Classic, so he had to scramble to replace them. Page 96 No theme is set, Kondrats explains, but, "At this stage, [the design is] in my mind." He and Zelinka await the arrival of their respective partners, they both tell the News Leader, to sketch out exactly what they will create out of that beautiful white sand. "I'm impressed by those [who will be] around That Kuwait event has 125 master sand sculp- me," Long adds. tors participating from all over the world, he "It's an unusual art form, and it requires a lot points out. of stupidity," Long says with a laugh. That has not hurt the 2013 Crystal Classic, When a reporter questions what he means by Long maintains, noting the line-up of 10 teams the last part of that statement, Long explains, is an excellent one. "It's going to be a tough "It takes a pathological case of OCD" to creneighborhood. It's going to be really, really ate the sculptures. "It's so much work and so good sculptures down there," he said from short-lived. … You just have to have a passion his New York home on Nov. 8. for it." Delayne Corbett and Craig Mutch won first-place honors in 2012. Contributed photo