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raggedy13

Oct 14, 2007 3:53 AM

Sunny Wreck Beach - Vancouver's Nude Beach

someone123

Oct 14, 2007 4:57 AM

I live about 5 minutes away from there but have never actually made the trip down.

I think it's getting a bit cold for the nude beach thing.

LSyd	Oct 14, 2007 5:21 AM

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...7/100_9541.jpg

fight club...the book? where "jack" "meets" tyler? that's what this pic reminds me of. :tup:

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rousseau

Oct 14, 2007 6:11 AM

A nude beach in Vancouver? With average highs of just 20 degrees in July and August, who would ever be brave enough enough to take off all of their clothes there?

Pinion

Oct 14, 2007 8:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rousseau (Post 3110974)

A nude beach in Vancouver? With average highs of just 20 degrees in July and August, who would ever be brave enough enough to take off all of their clothes there?

Between May and September is warm enough most of the time (when not raining).

rousseau

Oct 14, 2007 5:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinion (Post 3111046)

Between May and September is warm enough most of the time (when not raining).

20 degrees is warm enough for nude sunbathing? Are you serious? I'd need it to be at least 30 degrees before I'd consider doffing everything.

raggedy13

Oct 15, 2007 10:17 PM

^Regardless it's a pretty popular spot for much of the year. If you think you'd have issues in July/August, how about March or April like these pics of mine from a couple years back...

March '05

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d/100_1780.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d/100_1888.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d/100_1995.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d/100_2003.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d/100_2028.jpg

April '05

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2615.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2616.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2618.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2620.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2622.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2626.jpg

Boris

Oct 15, 2007 11:43 PM

So where're the nudes?

rousseau

Oct 16, 2007 2:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedy13 (Post 3112491)

^Regardless it's a pretty popular spot for much of the year. If you think you'd have issues in July/August, how about March or April like these pics of mine from a couple years back...

The warmest day in Vancouver in April of 2005 was the 27th, when it hit 20.2 degrees (Vancouver climate data online at EC website).

Swimming at the beach in 20-degree weather? You're a polar bear!

giallo

Oct 16, 2007 3:03 AM

^ The water is really shallow there and gets trapped by the tide. By midday the water can reach the high 70s in the summer. It's by far the most pleasant place to swim in Vancouver. Spanish Banks is nice as well.

agrant

Oct 16, 2007 3:33 AM

I remember taking a dip at Spanish Banks during the summer and it was a pretty interesting experience. You'd be enjoying the warmth for 5 seconds, then suddenly get a blast of cold water. I wonder if that's because some of the water from the Fraser drifts around there.

Austinlee

Oct 16, 2007 3:52 AM

Quite an uneventful thread, considering the title!

entheosfog

Oct 16, 2007 6:26 AM

Those stairs leading down to the beach are a killer, on the way back up at least!
Nice pics, btw!

raggedy13

Oct 16, 2007 8:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boris (Post 3112663)

So where're the nudes?

My pics aren't exactly from peak season so the nudity is a bit sparse and of course I didn't think it quite right to be taking tons of nudists' pictures and posting them over the internet. They're mostly in the background but they're there. It's a bit like Where's Waldo. Unfortunately they are largely far-from-attractive middle-aged men.

Guy standing by pole
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...7/100_9541.jpg

People to the left of photo subject
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2622.jpg

Some people sitting in the background
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2618.jpg

Robynobotica

Oct 16, 2007 6:24 PM

The 20 degree Celsius average in July is just that - an average. Usually it's much warmer than that on a sunny day in July. It's the rainy/cloudy days that bring that average down, usually.

I was out at UBC on Saturday and at the top of those cliffs, the maple trees were beautiful - lots of brilliant oranges.

About nudity at Wreck Beach, you see it in the height of summer, not when it's wool-coat-wearing season. As well, you probably won't see much in photography because photography there is generally frowned upon. Wreck Beach has a huge community of regulars, and there's an unspoken etiquette about what you do when you're there. Taking pictures of naked people is not generally considered acceptable there.

OhioGuy

Oct 17, 2007 1:55 AM

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer to be fully clothed when temperatures aren't particularly warm. I would think most men wouldn't want to be fully exposed when temperatures are cool. I mean do any of us want to be underestimated??? :P

rousseau

Oct 17, 2007 2:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robynobotica (Post 3114352)

About nudity at Wreck Beach, you see it in the height of summer...

With average highs of only 20 degrees in July and August, I'm assuming the "height of summer" is a euphemism?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robynobotica (Post 3114352)

...not when it's wool-coat-wearing season.

I've been to Vancouver in the "summer," and people were wearing heavy sweaters and coats. As was I.

Sorry, I'm just astounded that Vancouver has a nude beach, it's hard to believe. It seems incredible to me that people would sit around in the altogether when it's so cold.

agrant

Oct 17, 2007 3:50 AM

Yea. It's totally freezing here in the 20 degree climate eh? :rolleyes:

OhioGuy

Oct 17, 2007 4:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agrant (Post 3115772)

Yea. It's totally freezing here in the 20 degree climate eh? :rolleyes:

Oh, I think a 20 degree climate is nearly ideal (around 22 is perfect IMHO). But when it comes to being nude, I prefer more warmth (for the reason I stated above, haha).

giallo

Oct 17, 2007 5:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rousseau (Post 3115548)

With average highs of only 20 degrees in July and August, I'm assuming the "height of summer" is a euphemism?

I've been to Vancouver in the "summer," and people were wearing heavy sweaters and coats. As was I.

Sorry, I'm just astounded that Vancouver has a nude beach, it's hard to believe. It seems incredible to me that people would sit around in the altogether when it's so cold.

Didn't you say in one other thread that you spent one day in Vancouver? Vancouver gets high 20s and low 30s days in the summer. Don't kid yourself.

rousseau

Oct 17, 2007 5:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giallo (Post 3115929)

Didn't you say in one other thread that you spent one day in Vancouver? Vancouver gets high 20s and low 30s days in the summer. Don't kid yourself.

I've spent a few days there a couple of times in between flights. True, I've never been there for a whole summer.

Hmmm...as a testament to my comparative idleness on this fall evening I just went to the EC website and looked at the daily data for July and August for the past five years. It made it to 30 degrees precisely never in Vancouver between 2003 and 2007, according to their stats. There were only about 3 or 4 days with temps above 25 degrees (the absolute minimum for swimming for me, never mind completely disrobing out of doors) for either of those two months.

Would this explain why people in Vancouver beach photos don't seem to have much in the way of tans?

raggedy13

Oct 17, 2007 5:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rousseau (Post 3115548)

I've been to Vancouver in the "summer," and people were wearing heavy sweaters and coats.

Dude, you're crazy if you think that's the norm. Look at these pictures from mid October - there are people in them wearing t-shirts. It sounds to me like you were here during particularly unfortunate summer weather. Sadly when it comes to weather on the coast, unpredictability is often the name of the game. While there may be periods of poor weather, there are also nice heat waves from time to time like the one we had in early July this year that shattered former temperature records.

Here is a small image with some of the temperatures. Unfortunately I couldn't find a larger version. Note both White Rock (southern edge of Metro Vancouver) and Victoria... very impressive considering they're right on the water (I guess Squamish would be in that boat too). More than hot enough for the Wreck Beach crowd I'm sure. Also take note of Cloverdale - it's a neighbourhood in the city of Surrey, the second largest city in Metro Vancouver.

http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNew...gpx_070712.jpg

raggedy13

Oct 17, 2007 6:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rousseau (Post 3115968)

It made it to 30 degrees precisely never in Vancouver between 2003 and 2007, according to their stats. There were only about 3 or 4 days with temps above 25 degrees (the absolute minimum for swimming for me, never mind completely disrobing out of doors) for either of those two months.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

It's best to keep in mind that stats don't always accurately reflect all aspects of the local climatology. Most locals will attest it gets hotter than that here. There is one major reason for this... official temperature stats are recorded in the shade... hence measuring the air temperature through heat convection. However once in direct sunlight (where most people tend to enjoy being in the summer) temperature increases due to the radiative heat of the sun - a missing component in official stats. The effect is more exaggerated in Vancouver because it doesn't have humid summers. Cities which are humid in the summer (ie cities back east) have less temperature variation between shade and sunlight. This can create the effect of surface temperatures (ie skin) to be several degrees hotter in low humidity - hence why people actually do go to the beach here in the summer and why at Wreck Beach they are quite comfortable being nude.

raggedy13

Oct 17, 2007 6:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rousseau (Post 3115968)

Would this explain why people in Vancouver beach photos don't seem to have much in the way of tans?

Observe...

April:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...5/100_2618.jpg

August:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/100_6288.jpg

October:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...7/100_9546.jpg

There are many people that go outside without shirts etc for months and months in Vancouver. If they're not tanned then it clearly isn't because they're not out enjoying the nice weather and sunshine as these photos show.

Unless of course you think that this is a one-day-event per year...? :koko:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/100_6336.jpg

Obviously people get tans but we're still no Miami.

Stephenapolis

Oct 17, 2007 7:44 AM

At least the park has nice scenery.

Oct 18, 2019 4:19 AM

^ The internet, folks!

Murphy de la Sucre

Oct 18, 2019 8:02 AM

I came in here to see some nudity, but I didn't get any. So are you kidding me? Ruining my weekend mood...seriously

mrnyc

Oct 18, 2019 4:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefferywinkler (Post 8720800)

This is such a huge obvious error, I can't believe that no one has corrected it.

Wreck Beach is NOT a "nude beach"!!!!!!!!!!!

Get this through your skull. I will say it again.

Wreck Beach is NOT a "nude beach"!!!!!!!!!!!

Wreck Beach is a clothing optional beach!

That is a HUGE HUGE infinite difference!

On a nude beach, nudity is REQUIRED!!!!!!

On a clothing optional beach, nudity is ALLOWED but NOT REQUIRED!!!!!!

I have been to Wreck Beach many times, and 95% of people there, including myself, are fully dressed. I would never go to a nude beach because I would never take my clothes off in front of other people. I am from California, and there are no "clothing optional" beaches in California. It would not have been possible for me to see a girl in the nude before I arrived in Vancouver, since I would never go to a nude beach, and there are no nude girls on normal beaches. When I arrived in Vancouver in 2016, when I was 45 years old, I had never in my life seen a girl in the nude. In the three years since then, I have probably seen several hundreds girls totally nude! There are always ten times as many topless girls as nude girls. Unfortunately, I have to constantly close my eyes to avoid seeing nude men which is gross and offensive.

screen name checks out! :cool:

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