Those Who Sail Nude...

[SilentOption]

I've been telling everybody we have a Nude Sailing Permit but nobody believed me.

Nudity is a personal choice of course but I can't believe how uptight Americans are about it. I have traveled all over with my children and they don't think twice about seeing a topless woman or any other form of nudity. Primarily because we have never made a big deal out of it. We have never made a small deal out of it. They will not grow up with hangups about seeing a naked human body.
We aren't nudists and we don't walk around the house naked. We just don't sensationalize it when nudity happens in front of our kids. No diving to cover their eyes, no screaming to look the other way.
I just told them long ago that once I saw my parents naked inadvertently and my eyes were crossed for a month.
Now when they walk our bedroom unannounced and discover me or my wife disrobed they politely find someplace else to be. In a hurry!

[Boracay]

Whot, only 199.22kb. Surely in these days of megapixels we can do better.

[Liberty28]

So I gather that no one here gives a rip about skin cancer. A rather cavalier attitude in a world where UV intensity is increasing.

[Morgan Paul]

When we are sailing around in the buff we are legal.

Hey Shu this will make you legal.

Just click on the image, print and sign .



BTW I have never sailed nude. Thanks for the fun post.

[JohnnyB]

In my experience, most people that do sail naked, should only do so way outside the sight of land, and WAY outside normal shipping lanes! lol

When I started out cruising, I looked forward to all the beautiful people sailing naked, as depicted by popular Tee Shirts.

Sometimes, you will find a trophy wife, or an idealistic young person sans clothing. Usually, it's just an old man. If pulling into crowded areas, they will SOMETIMES put on a pair of tighty whity underwear, in a nod toward modesty. They seem to believe any more clothing than that would discourage someone in the crowded anchorage or mooring field from checking out their physical prowess.

JohnnyB

[ckgreenman]

Originally Posted by Morgan Paul

Hey Shu this will make you legal.

Just click on the image, print and sign .



BTW I have never sailed nude. Thanks for the fun post.

That's awesome. But I think the fees might be a little low. Especially for California.

[Shu]

Originally Posted by Morgan Paul

Hey Shu this will make you legal.

Just click on the image, print and sign .



BTW I have never sailed nude. Thanks for the fun post.

Great license! Exactly what I'd expect to find here in Cal. Don't worry about the low fees though they have a way of starting low and getting higher than anyone can afford. Hell man, here they tax the taxes because no one taxed it yet!
You guys are real creative when it comes to licenses. When is the last time you actually paid for a real one? Man, I need to sharpen up my print shop skills. I could be making a ton of money. LOL

[Ex-Calif]

I used to sail nude and then one day We had a guster and I blew the spinaker sheet to stop the boat from broaching. Unfortunately I was sitting on the lazy end.

Whodda thunk a spinaker sheet knew how to tie a clove hitch all by itself.

On the bright side when the sheet hit the water we caught a great baramundi for dinner...

[Shu]

Originally Posted by Ex-Calif

I used to sail nude and then one day We had a guster and I blew the spinaker sheet to stop the boat from broaching. Unfortunately I was sitting on the lazy end.

Whodda thunk a spinaker sheet knew how to tie a clove hitch all by itself.

On the bright side when the sheet hit the water we caught a great baramundi for dinner...

Well then the day wasn't a total loss. You not only learned how well a clove hitch works, but you got to reminisce over a fresh caught dinner! How could that get any better? Ah! Perhaps some grog to dull the nervous system.

[imagine2frolic]

Sailing in the nude one must be careful sitting down. One wouldn't want to place delicate flesh on anything hot, example a hinge......OUCH!

[Soft Air]

We were expecting i2frolic opinion on this matter, thanks

[imagine2frolic]

LOLOLOLOL....Soft Air,

I hope one of these days our paths cross. We can sit down, and share a chilled drink, and watch a sunset!

[Soft Air]

I am expecting likewise i2frolic, I have never sailed on a Catamaran and this could be my prime time and best of all...for free

If you still like classic monohulls you are of course welcome to board the only hull I got.

I am from Colombia so alcohol and food will be plenty lol the boat will be either in Bocas del Toro, Panama or Tunisia to be defined within the next few weeks, I love to welcome cartoon type sailors like yourself and Sully

[nautical62]

Recently I chartered in the BVIs. Now, I think both the BVIs and charter crowd tend to be a bit more on the conservative side compared to other sailing areas and other cruisers. However, I had one experience I found quite amusing:

We were the only boat anchored near the Sandy Spit late one evening and early the next morning and we were anchored a ways out. While there, we repeatedly witnessed one boat arrive, realize they were the only ones there, strip down and go skinny-dipping or sun bathe, only to quickly cover up when an other boat came. Often the first boat having lost their privacy would leave, and the next group, realizing they now had the islands to themselves, would strip down.

I just found it humorous how many people were comfortable going nude and would have been comfortable with others doing the same but because they were all trying to be sensitive to others who might not be so open, nobody realized it and all probably thought they were the minority.

In the French Islands people didn't seem to feel the same need to cover up or be as discreet.

I realize this wasn't about actually sailing nude, but I thought it was an interested related observation.

[Jack Long]

I am not generally a "hang around nude" kinda guy but do to some irrelevent hijinx I am sitting at the table naked. I saw this thread and had to reply!