OCEAN CITY — Still creeping after all these years. That’s an adequate way to describe the progress of Ocean City’s annual crab extravaganzas, the Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant and the King of Klutz races now celebrating their 42nd anniversaries.
The events are set for Wed., Aug. 3 at the 6th Street Beach starting at 1 p.m. Entry is free.
Over 50 crab cuties normally compete for the Coveted Cucumber Rind Cup, symbol of Crustacean curvaceousness. She, he, it (the sex of a hermit crab is difficult to determine without a high-powered microscope) will join unforgettable Miss Crustaceans of bygone years such as Crabopatra, Crabunzel , Copacrabana, Crab Salad, Taxi Crab and Gone With The Wind Crab.
The Miss Crustacean Pageant will be followed by the King of Klutz races. Over 150 crabathletes will negotiate the plywood circle in hopes of bettering the 6.3 seconds world record set by the Hermie, a legendary South Jersey crab.
Suzanne Muldowney, AKA Shelly the Mermaid, will lead the throngs in singing “Here It Comes, Miss Crustacean,” the pageant’s theme song. At this dramatic moment, the new Miss Crustacean will waddle down a Flower bedecked runway and wow the populace.
The events are officially sanctioned by NASCRAB, the National Association of Crab Activities at the Beach. NASCRAB officials will be on hand to test suspected crabathletes and pageant hopefuls for Searoids, a banned performance enhancing substance.
Material on how to properly care for hermit crabs is distributed at all Ocean City crustacean events.
The Crab events will be preceded by the City’s second sand-sculpting contest of the season set for 9 a.m. at the Sixth Street Beach.
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