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Just curious how many others enjoy sailing while not getting tan lines? I bought my sailboat last year and it seems most dates I’ve taken sailing had no problems enjoying the sun au natural, now my fiancée is the same way we quite enjoy sailing while soaking some sun!??
Hey ottos, your avatar is what I believe a 1981 Hobie judging by the sail color "Cat Fever" I just sold mine along with our Macgregor before buying our Catalina 320. I really hated selling it and my Wife didn't even want to talk about it, but we weren't using it and we had to get realistic on what we should keep and what to sell before going full bore on our new to us boat.
This past Fall I managed to shirtless and shoeless, too - even so bold as to go without socks, all while wearing...gulp...shorts! I felt so vulnerable!
Then again, I don't have a tan to worry about, so it's not like I have tons of motivation.
I sold my Mac to a Veterinarian last August. He bought it while we sat in the slip. I said don't you want to see haw it sails? We then took it for a sail and he fell in love with it. It was a great boat.
As I was going over the list of my thread subscriptions, I noticed this one. I am sincerely surprised how quickly this one died given the trends of others threads here. Moving on I guess..........
How many boats in any given marina actually sail naked? Some, but probably only a very few. I'm guessing that about the same proportion have already expressed themselves here, with maybe one or two more finding it unnecessary to be public about it.
As I said in a very early reply here, clothing did not originally evolve from modesty. It was for protection and that still applies. I just can't imagine the logic of carrying a knife while sailing, but not wearing pants.
As I said in a very early reply here, clothing did not originally evolve from modesty. It was for protection and that still applies. I just can't imagine the logic of carrying a knife while sailing, but not wearing pants.
You could always hang it on a belt or lanyard around your neck but I've rarely needed one in conditions where I was sailing nude. I'm a member of the Gulf Coast Nudist Yacht Club and we sail and raft up every chance we get. Yes, i think clothing definately has it's place as protection from the elements and non skid. lol But nudity just seems a natural fit for boating in general.
Tarzan carried a knife. Then again, he did cover his package - although that's probably to ensure the kiddies watching the movie don't ask too many questions.
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