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noodengr2Original Poster
Feb 10, 2024On Thursday I joined a couple on their live aboard yacht. We are sailing between islands here in the Bahamas. I was at the helm and on deck for a couple of hours with nothing but my life vest on. Now below deck with nothing on. Plenty of sun on this winter pale body for today
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- DN
Feb 10, 2024What a perfect time of year to go some place warm. Sounds as though you are having a great time. Enjoy the nude sailing.
ReactReply - NOnoodengr2Original PosterFeb 17, 2024[quote]Sailing naked is the best, but make sure you use lots of sun lotion as the UV is reflected from the water and all that wind does burn quickly.[/quote] I have kept a hat on during midday but so far not out on sunscreen. One day my back felt a bit tender but that faded. Today I walked a mile long beach in a sarong and the only part that feels too much sun is my face. Aloe soonReactReply
- JO
Feb 17, 2024And from the sails overhead (Believe me, I know from sailing my boat nude)
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Feb 17, 2024[quote]Sailing naked is the best, but make sure you use lots of sun lotion as the UV is reflected from the water and all that wind does burn quickly. I have kept a hat on during midday but so far not out on sunscreen. One day my back felt a bit tender but that faded. Today I walked a mile long beach in a sarong and the only part that feels too much sun is my face. Aloe soon[/quote] You must be somewhere quite a bit warmer than Indiana!ReactReply - MEMemberFeb 24, 2024
Sailing naked sounds fantastic! I'm envious...
ReactReply - NOnoodengr2Original PosterMar 19, 2024[quote]Out of curiosity, how did you come upon such a great opportunity?[/quote] The old saying of " it is not what you know but who you know " applies. Actually I am naturally outgoing and have a do not know a stranger approach to life. In 2007 on my way to sail on a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. I was in the San Juan Airport and saw the distinct luggage tags that Windjammer provided on a couple's bags. I went up to them and said. " Here watch my bag I need to go to the bathroom , we are going to be on the same cruise" We clicked before we even got on the ship and cemented the friendship during our week sailing. The cruise ended on St Martin and they had booked a couple of night at some hotel. I had booked 2 nights at Club Orient. They dropped me off at the resort and then came back the next day enjoyed the nude beach. We stayed in touch them in Colorado and me in Indiana, over the years always bouncing the idea of traveling together again. Finally in 2019 the 3 of us plus 5 others camped our way down the east coast of Australia The next year they retired about bought a boat to live on . I have twice joined them for 2 weeks, both times in Bahamian waters.ReactReply
- GO
Mar 24, 2024Thats awesome. Great luck in that one. Do you still do the windjammer barefoot cruises? Im single now and looking for something like that to do when I can. [quote] The old saying of " it is not what you know but who you know " applies. Actually I am naturally outgoing and have a do not know a stranger approach to life. In 2007 on my way to sail on a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. I was in the San Juan Airport and saw the distinct luggage tags that Windjammer provided on a couple's bags. I went up to them and said. " Here watch my bag I need to go to the bathroom , we are going to be on the same cruise" We clicked before we even got on the ship and cemented the friendship during our week sailing. The cruise ended on St Martin and they had booked a couple of night at some hotel. I had booked 2 nights at Club Orient. They dropped me off at the resort and then came back the next day enjoyed the nude beach. We stayed in touch them in Colorado and me in Indiana, over the years always bouncing the idea of traveling together again. Finally in 2019 the 3 of us plus 5 others camped our way down the east coast of Australia The next year they retired about bought a boat to live on . I have twice joined them for 2 weeks, both times in Bahamian waters.[/quote]ReactReply - NOnoodengr2Original PosterMar 24, 2024[quote]Thats awesome. Great luck in that one. Do you still do the windjammer barefoot cruises? Im single now and looking for something like that to do when I can. Alas after sailing the Caribbean for 50 years the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise line went under in the summer of 2007. Two major factors were 1. changing maritime laws made it harder for the ships to get permits to sail. They were old and hard to retrofit for newer safety standards that the US was imposing on ships. 2. Captain Burke , the founder of the cruise line using a yacht he won in a poker game shortly after WW2 had turned the operations over to his less than desirable offspring. One of whom was found dead in a hotel room with a hooker. The others milked the line for money. They kept selling cruises knowing that the days were numbered to the point that travelers would get to ports and find that the ship was not going to sail because it had not paid the port charges. When the end came, six ships were abandoned but worse so was their crews who were from all over the Caribbean with no way home. Loyal passengers collected money to get the dedicated crews back home. A very sad end to a tradition steeped vacation experience that was my first taste of international travel, and showed me the Caribbean and French Polynesia over 22 years. There is one ship left. The SV Mandalay which various groups have tried to bring back to life. I have not heard anything lately on it's status.ReactReply
- GOMar 26, 2024That is an unfortunate plight, but a very interesting background. [quote]Alas after sailing the Caribbean for 50 years the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise line went under in the summer of 2007. Two major factors were 1. changing maritime laws made it harder for the ships to get permits to sail. They were old and hard to retrofit for newer safety standards that the US was imposing on ships. 2. Captain Burke , the founder of the cruise line using a yacht he won in a poker game shortly after WW2 had turned the operations over to his less than desirable offspring. One of whom was found dead in a hotel room with a hooker. The others milked the line for money. They kept selling cruises knowing that the days were numbered to the point that travelers would get to ports and find that the ship was not going to sail because it had not paid the port charges. When the end came, six ships were abandoned but worse so was their crews who were from all over the Caribbean with no way home. Loyal passengers collected money to get the dedicated crews back home. A very sad end to a tradition steeped vacation experience that was my first taste of international travel, and showed me the Caribbean and French Polynesia over 22 years. There is one ship left. The SV Mandalay which various groups have tried to bring back to life. I have not heard anything lately on it's status.[/quote]ReactReply
