Sunbathing naked on your boat.

[Chiara’s slave]

I think you’d all have read about it in the Daily Star if we did.

 

[William_H]

I would not dream of it. In fact I never "sun bath" If I have to work,sail or walk in the sun I cover up with hat and white colored long sleeve long legged clothing and sun screen. But always seek shade. Yes more than enough sun here and the dangers of skin cancer are very real at my age. Sun burn is very unpleasant.
Now a funny story that many years ago a senior man in our company had a boat and liked to sun bath naked. He did it discretely where he was not seen from shore. He went to sleep, sea breeze came in swung the boat so him in to public view. He was fined for indecent exposure.
Now I am not a prude as such. However society seems to have set up norms for dressing. I don't object to those norms. It is ok for a man to be topless at the beach or in a beach shop but not in a shopping mall. We have a "nude" beach near the city where nakedness is normal and fine. It is on the sea side of a an Army riffle range so owned by federal government and not subject to local council rules. A funny thing I saw once was an army soldier all kitted up trying to clear naked patrons from the beach as they wanted to shoot their riffles.
I wear a long sleeve shirt and hat when swimming and snokelling.
So I see more and more muslim women with head covered. I can imagine it is a culture in grained so they just can't uncover but a real contrast to the skimpy bikinis wore by many women.
So all very interesting. i just go with the flow. I don't want to stand out. ol'will

 

[ashtead]

I would not dream of it. In fact I never "sun bath" If I have to work,sail or walk in the sun I cover up with hat and white colored long sleeve long legged clothing and sun screen. But always seek shade. Yes more than enough sun here and the dangers of skin cancer are very real at my age. Sun burn is very unpleasant.
Now a funny story that many years ago a senior man in our company had a boat and liked to sun bath naked. He did it discretely where he was not seen from shore. He went to sleep, sea breeze came in swung the boat so him in to public view. He was fined for indecent exposure.
Now I am not a prude as such. However society seems to have set up norms for dressing. I don't object to those norms. It is ok for a man to be topless at the beach or in a beach shop but not in a shopping mall. We have a "nude" beach near the city where nakedness is normal and fine. It is on the sea side of a an Army riffle range so owned by federal government and not subject to local council rules. A funny thing I saw once was an army soldier all kitted up trying to clear naked patrons from the beach as they wanted to shoot their riffles.
I wear a long sleeve shirt and hat when swimming and snokelling.
So I see more and more muslim women with head covered. I can imagine it is a culture in grained so they just can't uncover but a real contrast to the skimpy bikinis wore by many women.
So all very interesting. i just go with the flow. I don't want to stand out. ol'will

 

[ashtead]

This is a German habit in Croatia I recall but not in the Solent surely

 

[Neeves]

Would not dream of it nor would we encourage it - but then we live in skin cancer central. However the UK is not immune to skin cancer - I'd be cautious. Its one of those cancers that are unnecessary, can lie dormant for years - and take up time of the medical profession who have better things to do than attempt to correct stupidity. You would not smoke so why replace it with another cancer.

Jonathan

 

[oldgit]

All the time in Europe, alas a lot less often in the Caribbean as they are American prudish.

Was quietly " told off" by an Aunt for allowing my 18 month old son to paddle while starkers on beach in Michigan in the 1980s.
Not done Buddy , nothing to do with cancer, simple prudery.
Many years ago , wonder if things have changed at all ? No me neither.

 

[Bouba]

Was quietly " told off" by an Aunt for allowing my 18 month old son to paddle while starkers on beach in Michigan in the 1980s.
Not done Buddy , nothing to do with cancer, simple prudery.
Many years ago , wonder if things have changed at all ? No me neither.

Test it....send your son back to Michigan and tell him to swim naked....see if they react

 

[Sailing steve]

This is a German habit in Croatia I recall but not in the Solent surely

Mass nudity is indeed a thing in Croatia.

Anchored amongst several other yachts in Palmizana bay I think we were the only crew retaining any sense of modesty.

 

[lustyd]

He was fined for indecent exposure.

Thankfully the UK has more sensible definitions for indecent. Simply being naked, even in a city, doesn’t cut it.

 

[xcw]

Dear Sirs
What the hell is it with naked bloody yachtsmen ?......are they attracted to sailing ?...is sailing some sort of mass perversion ?.....but every time I drop anchor, I’m guaranteed some old weather beaten couple (either two men or a man and woman) start throwing everything off and swim, frolic, shower in the altogether.
Annoyed
Tunbridge Wells

Point of order:
As a resident of said town I need to point out it is:
1. Disgusted of TW NOT Annoyed
2. The correct title is Royal Tunbridge Wells

Please be more respectful in the future.

Thank you

 

[Bouba]

Point of order:
As a resident of said town I need to point out it is:
1. Disgusted of TW NOT Annoyed
2. The correct title is Royal Tunbridge Wells

Please be more respectful in the future.

Thank you

Apologies to the good citizenry of Royal Tunbridge Wells…..unless they are a dirty stinky naked yachtie

 

[Minerva]

Can’t beat some naked sunbathing and or naked yoga; although the sound of tutting, retching and being sick coming from the other boats on the visitors pontoon was somewhat off putting. Not very mindful at all.

 

[WoodyP]

No, but only because I'd be concerned about getting my sensitive bits burned. I do like to swim in the raw, when the opportunity presents itself.

Swimming in the raw. Raw sewage in this country.

 

[Tamar]

Never sunbathe, but soon as the butter melts off comes the shirt and shorts. Got to let the air circulate

 

[dansaskip]

The trouble with the poll is that you are limited to only one answer but to answer truthfully - unless you never - I want to tick all the first three

 

[Trident]

There are many things my wife and I may or may not have done naked on deck but the terror I experienced in the Rias, noticing an elderly and some what "gravity enhanced" Spanish chap pulling up anchor with an electric windlass running just inches from his scrotum means that anchoring for me at least, will never be one of them

 

[Stemar]

On this occasion,

Does NOT apply

 

[NormanS]

What is this "Sun" you speak of?

 

[lustyd]

What is this "Sun" you speak of?

coming back 24th March apparently, albeit with cold weather

 

[Refueler]

Over the many years I've boated .. I can only recall a couple of yotties 'bol***o' ..... and both were Mobo's in the Solent ...

But drifting a bit - when I sailed with Stenabulk .. we had a Scottish Master who used to sunbathe naked up at the forecastle of ship .. an obnoxious git as well !!