RIP Wreck Beach
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I like Wreck Beach and enjoy my time there, but the issues outlined in the video are real. I've personally seen guys come down to the bottom of the stairs, pull out their phones and start filming.
I know of the nude beach in the Okanagan, but not the other two in the Lower Mainland. Can you share where they are? Send me a DM if you want.
Never been to a nude beach before. I would go to look, but not to take pictures.
So to prevent picture takers, post a sign, taking pictures of naked people you will be arrested for distribution of pornography of underage people, and put on the sex offenders list when convicted.
So to prevent picture takers, post a sign, taking pictures of naked people you will be arrested for distribution of pornography of underage people, and put on the sex offenders list when convicted.
This won’t be the end of Wreck. I frequent there and other nude beaches as I’m a nudist myself, and there is a pretty strong sense of community there, and it’s been there for so long. I have noticed it getting busier with the beginning of the pandemic and more people going there to party, party boats, more people getting too intoxicated… and yes more people going there fully clothed and gawking at others.
I do see a lot of the regulars there telling off people obviously lurking and gawking. I had a man one time who was staring at myself and my girlfriend there and was jerking off a bit, and I stood up and said out loud this man was staring at us while jerking off and a bunch of the regulars came over to him and it took around 15 minutes but they got him to leave the beach. So people do look out for one another down there. I also have seen people pulling out phones where I have told them they need to put their phones away as it’s not allowed. Others do as well.
There is also a Wreck Beach Preservation Society where people from that are more vocal about others following the beach etiquette there and keeping it safer and fun for all. I know they have been discussing the issue of the clothes gawkers for the last couple of years a lot and how to handle it. I know they are trying to deal with these issues.
Also yes there are other nude beaches and areas by rivers in the lower mainland and the Okagnagan. They are not as busy or known to many for many reasons… one is to keep lurkers and gawkers away. If you are a nudist/naturalist you will find out about where they are. I would prefer not to mention them because I like the fact also they are not as well known… I get to go to them where I can have more quiet and peace and to be nude in nature my own self.
So Wreck isn’t going anywhere, and there are a few other places for nudists and naturalists to enjoy out there!
I do see a lot of the regulars there telling off people obviously lurking and gawking. I had a man one time who was staring at myself and my girlfriend there and was jerking off a bit, and I stood up and said out loud this man was staring at us while jerking off and a bunch of the regulars came over to him and it took around 15 minutes but they got him to leave the beach. So people do look out for one another down there. I also have seen people pulling out phones where I have told them they need to put their phones away as it’s not allowed. Others do as well.
There is also a Wreck Beach Preservation Society where people from that are more vocal about others following the beach etiquette there and keeping it safer and fun for all. I know they have been discussing the issue of the clothes gawkers for the last couple of years a lot and how to handle it. I know they are trying to deal with these issues.
Also yes there are other nude beaches and areas by rivers in the lower mainland and the Okagnagan. They are not as busy or known to many for many reasons… one is to keep lurkers and gawkers away. If you are a nudist/naturalist you will find out about where they are. I would prefer not to mention them because I like the fact also they are not as well known… I get to go to them where I can have more quiet and peace and to be nude in nature my own self.
So Wreck isn’t going anywhere, and there are a few other places for nudists and naturalists to enjoy out there!
Photography in a public space is a charter protected activity in Canada and as far as I am aware wreck beach is indeed a public property. It surprises me how many people here have commented that its illegal/not allowed or should be made so. You cannot have expectations of privacy in a public space. You are free to be nude there but shouldn't expect other people to be and that others can't take a photo.. I am not saying that this is not a creepy behavior and doesn't make it right thing to do but that they are well within their rights if they want to do so.. and people forcefully asking these people to leave by uttering threats or destroying their camera (aka property) are the ones breaking the law instead.
I don't understand the point of it personally. There is so much pornography and nudity of every type and resolution, paid or free why would anyone bother? It's not the days of having to refer to the bra section of the Sears catalog. And there's not connection except disgust with the people they're capture. It all seems counter intuitive to me
I don't understand it either and would never take a photo there. But at the end of the day the people that are taking photos are protected according to current laws. IMHO tho if someone has a problem with them taking photo then don't be nude in public. Its that simple. You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it Too.
Actually I also don't understand the need for people to be naked in public as we don't live in stone age anymore but hey whatever floats your boat. I am personally never visiting that beach let alone being fully nude there.
Wreck has always been an odd place for certain things. It has had its own unofficial economy, hierarchy/politics, labour rules, and more. It gains attraction in waves but the novelty usually wears off for the ‘newbies’ and curious ones and it goes back to its general existence.
In fact, I think in times past it was more dangerous and appreciated the efforts to manage some things for safety reasons. Like a lot of things the biggest issue is awareness and understanding of the ‘scene’. Participate don’t spectate and educate so that people appreciate the organic development of a funny little society that functions in its own way.
The city could do a better job of getting that message out too if the deem Wreck and special and unique place.
In fact, I think in times past it was more dangerous and appreciated the efforts to manage some things for safety reasons. Like a lot of things the biggest issue is awareness and understanding of the ‘scene’. Participate don’t spectate and educate so that people appreciate the organic development of a funny little society that functions in its own way.
The city could do a better job of getting that message out too if the deem Wreck and special and unique place.
Thank u stressless123 for stating the obvious. I would never go fully nude out in public and have no issue with ppl that do (so long as it's allowed ie. not around children) but to expect creeps not to look and/or film u is beyond stupid. Deal with it. If it bothers u that much, maybe nudism isn't the right hobby for u.
Talk about entitlement.
Talk about entitlement.
There's tons of kids on wreck beach. My dad took me and my brother often to wreck beach as kids. There is nothing wrong with nudity. It's just a body. Filming and picture taking at wreck while it might be legal, it is very rude. It's a great beach. I never really go to any beaches so I don't go. But if I did go, wreck would be my choice. I'm a natural red head so I just burn lol
The reason why many people enjoy being on a public place in nature nude, is because there is a big difference between sexual nudity and non sexual nudity, and for some of us like myself, I enjoy being nude. I don’t like how clothes feel for the most part, and it’s more comfortable being naked… especially at a beach in the hot sun by the ocean.
Also I have found being at nude beaches to personally feel natural, liberating and relaxing. I personally don’t see why we can’t normalize non sexual nudity and be nude as nature intended… and in nature.
But the only downside is getting sand everywhere…
Nude beaches are places of non sexual nudity. There’s lots of families who go there, and I see entire families doing normal family beach things nude there all of the time. As for the adults there, again it’s not a sexual environment at all. I personally don’t look at other people in a sexual way there and find most people who frequent there also have the same mindset.
Non sexual nudity should be normalized. There is a big difference between sexual and non sexual nudity. We should not have to deal with people being all creepy and sexualizing our bodies when it’s not meant to be sexual. The human body is beautiful, and we should not have to conform to these notions that nudity = sex.
Just thought I would share my thoughts as a nudist and as someone who sees sexual nudity and non sexual nudity… and nude beaches being a place for non sexual nudity.
Not my kids and not my point. Nudist parents can do as they please with their children (again, within the confines of the law of course). To expect others to conform to your viewpoint is just silly and setting yourself up for disappointment. It's like celebrities who bitch and moan about the paparazzi. Cost of doing of business.
Went to a nude beach on Maui a few years ago. Went to Maui with a couple guys I used to work with. The one guy had a place in Maui and knew about the beach but had never been there. Had to climb over some lava rocks to get to it. We took off our clothes and joined the crowd. Was a good experience, kind of a mixed crowd, coupled, single women and single guys like ourselves.
You won't find me crying if one of these jerks "accidentally" dropped their phone and had it "accidentally" broken. There's courtroom law and there's street (or beach) justice.
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Street justice is not a sign of a civilized society. We have laws for a reason and we follow them cause it keeps society running. You don't have to agree with all the laws out there but at the end of the day those are the laws of this land and you gotta follow them. "accidentally" breaking someone's phone is breaking the law. You are damaging other person's property for doing nothing illegal (they just didn't do what you expect them to do).
And I suppose if you were at the beach with your girlfriend and some creep came up and started taking pictures of her, you would just have to respect his legal rights.
I walked out there with nothing on but sunglasses a hat and boots….and all I saw was a few of my female cousins…that scarred me for life,…….it’s a large family.
"Little Beach", right next to Big beach. I was there as well years ago.
Been several years since I stripped at Wreak Beach. A reasonable sized crowd that day near the south set of stairs. An unsavory character walked by and whispered "cocaine". (Unsavory even without speaking.) Went on 20 metres or so, sat on a log and seemed to think could sit and watch me. I got up and left from the direction unsavory came. Unsavory left too seeming to think I'd follow towards the nearest stairs. I go back once or twice a year, eat lunch fully clothed near the north staircase and walk down to and along Spanish Banks Beach. Still a great outing.
