Those Who Sail Nude...

[Jack Long]

You should have told him the way they suppress violence in their media is unnatural and then kicked him in the crotch.

Actually, while funny, that would probably be a bad idea.

[Shu]

Originally Posted by First Mate

Hasn't anyone been to the British Virgins? Not even an eyebrow raiser there. I presume same in Bahamas. Hottern blue blazes, muggiern hades, miles from anywhere, on the ocean, who does have their knickers on in that environment?

Shouldn't even be an issue, unless near civilization. The occasional passing boat in an area like that has to put the binoculars on and peep to see anything.

The Europeans actually think Americans are sick for being so prudish. One told me to my face our national prudishness was disgusting. That was bit harsh in my opinion, but whatever.

Well no body ever accused me of being a prude about being nude. In fact I am much the opposite. Maybe too much sometimes. Nudity never bothered me whether it was mine or someone else's, and I will live the "Free" life as often as possible. I try to be respectful of others but still enjoy my freedom. Being here in the Bay area much is accepted and I am thankful for it. I haven't been to the Carib' but I don't need hot to be comfortable. I only need for it to be "Bareable".
To be candid about this my wife and I have been members of AANR for many years and started our own club where we used to live when the local group folded up due to owner problems. We started the "South Valley Travel Club" which can be found here. Nudist - American Association for Nude Recreation under regions and clubs. (Calif.) We have since turned the club over to another to operate. Bring on the sun my friends!

[sailorgal]

I lived in San Francisco in the mid 80s. A favorite hang out (literally) was Baker Beach. It was a "clothing optional" beach in one section. I don't know if it still is. I watched some very interesting beach volley ball games there. I also spent several weeks on the island of Sylt in Germany. It has a "textile free" zone. Of course, I was 30 years younger then. I'd probably scare the animals these days!

Can't say I've sailed nude lately. Maybe some day

[First Mate]

Jack! you sound hostile! You know how violent our reputations as Americans are! Please, no fuel for the fodder (;=>)

It was a she anyway, not a he. She went back to England so it's ok. I guess we could have had a cat fight.

[Jack Long]

I originally wrote "ding ding" instead of crotch.

Honestly, if I had a choice of topless women or violence on TV I'd go with the women. So- other than being rude to you she sort of had it right!

[First Mate]

well I'm sort of a Victorian prude, so I'm glad you switched ding dong to crotch.

[Ex-Calif]

We used to fly sailplanes out of Torrey Pines - The launch was by an old bus converted with a winch. They'd drag the glider up up and away over the cliff.

Then you'd ridge soar back and forth on the on-shore breeze. If you messed up and got below the cliff, you either killed yourself or landed on Blacks Beach.

The anticipatoin of my first landing there as a 16 year old backseater was palpable. Parts of me were awake even before we hit the sand.

Then a 90 year old naked guy came trotting up, "What happened dude, Did ya run outta wind?"

I think the youngest person was 60 and the tightest thing around was a sea lion.

The anticipation of landing on a nude beach was way better than the reality.

[scotty]

well i have stayed out of this thread until now... the wife and i are also former AANR members

cant do much naked sailing on the bay, too many boats

[Shu]

Good mornining, sorry I didn't get back here yesterday. Got real busy.

Sailorgal...Baker Beach is still "Optional" and quite popular I believe. There are a couple of places close to Pacifica that are used also and the wife and I have been to Lupin near Los Gatos Ca. several times.

Ex-Calif. There seems to be more nude beaches these days with the "older set" hanging out. Where I was at (Morro Bay, Ca.) There was two colleges nearby and the crowd was "Exciting" to say the least. That was in the 70's however, when nude beaches were BIG NEWS. Pirates cove near Avila beach was surrounded by a cliff and we had an occasional lookie loo drop in on us, litterally! LOL. There was a lot of vollyball there, and as of last summer there still was, and it was the same people I think.

Scotty...What club were you in, or were you AANR direct? We were Bakersfield Sun Club untill it folded, then I rounded up most of the old members and started my own club. I ran it 5 years, retired, bought my boat, gave the club to a member to run and left town. South Valley Travel Club As to sailing nude, I'll get all I can when I can. If the Bay is warm (LMAO) I'll sail nude there too. San Francisco is liberal enough to deal with it. They have a guy here that has been arrested five times now for doing nude yoga in downtown areas and the DA will not prosecute as he was not offending anyone and never blocked a sidewalk or street.
I don't think that would happen anywhere else!

[imagine2frolic]

Below Pacifica is Devil's Slide just as you enter Montara. I have spent many afternoons there with a sandwhich, and a few beers. Free, and interesting entertainment....i2f

[Shu]

Yep.
I'm pretty sure that's the place I heard about. Haven't been there though. Between boat work and other stuff I don't have much free time. After we moved here we took a job even though retired so we would not burn up our savings. Severly limits our time though.

[imagine2frolic]

Just as you pass Devil's Slide, and enter Montara. There's the Charthouse on the beach with a terrific view. Make a nice Sunday brunch on a windswept beach....i2f

[Connemara]

Well, two reminiscences.

As a young man, I misspent a couple of summers on Wreck Beach in Vancouver, which was a completely illegal but widely tolerated nude beach. (Dunno the legal situation now, but it has become too much of an institution for any civic authority to shut down.)

At the time, most of the people on the beach were relatively young and buff (as I was myself). I went back a few years ago and the majority were still relatively young and buff, but there was a substantial fraction who hadn't left since the '60s.

I just closed my eyes when my contemporaries walked by. (And I'm sure they returned the favour.)


Second:

Went cruising with the Admiral this summer. She was nodding off, stretched out on the starboard side of the cockpit, so I quietly stripped off.

Then I said, in a kind of curious tone, 'Honey what's that?"

Thought I was going to have to hose her down, she was laughing so hard.

Once she sobered up, though, she insisted I dress again.

I guess the romance is gone.

Connemara

[goshea]

Originally Posted by imagine2frolic

Just as you pass Devil's Slide, and enter Montara. There's the Charthouse on the beach with a terrific view. Make a nice Sunday brunch on a windswept beach....i2f

My aunt and uncle moved out of the city to Montara and I used to stay with them and surf that beach there. I stopped in on my way through in March and saw that the old Charthouse restaurant was closed and boarded up. I never saw anybody naked on that beach. Guess I wasn't paying attention. Any time I went down there I was wrapped in 3mm of neoprene.

[scotty]

we belonged to a local club that was affliated with AANR it was called pinetree, its been around for ever

the bay here is around 80 degrees right now