Nude rugby welcomes All Blacks

A festival atmosphere descended on Dunedin on Saturday with a unique highlight being an annual touch rugby game being played at nearby St Kilda beach. The only catch - the players were nude. With body paint distinguishing each side from the other, one the All Blacks and the other South Africa, the young men of Dunedin performed a haka, enacted closely-knit lineouts and weren't afraid to pile into a tackle or two. [Source: Stuff.co.nz]

Nudist club holds open house

The local nudist club is a place where folks turn the other cheek toward people baring it all. The Willamettans held an open house Saturday, inviting anybody who wanted to strip down. One nudist said it's all about freedom. With more than 400 members, Willamettans is the largest nudist club in the Pacific Northwest. If you missed out on Saturday's event, another one is set for August 23. [Source: Kval]

Chamber Of Commerce Event Being Held At Nudist Resort

Fla. The Kissimmee-Osceola County Chamber of Commerce was meeting Wednesday night at a nudist resort (Cypress Cove Nudist Resort) and chamber members told they see nothing weird about it. The members told Eyewitness News< clothing is actually mandatory for the particular meeting, but inside the gates being clothed puts them in the minority. Believe it or not, nudists mean big business in Osceola County. The Cypress Cove Nudist Resort has about 3,000 members and, according to the American Association of Nude Recreation, there are 10,500 nudists across the state. [Source: Eyewitness News<]

No Shirt, No Problem: Adults-Only Hotels

Do you ever want to get naked? Just strip to the buff, but without the judicial stares of everyone around you? Well, good news: Many hotels now have dedicated adults-only areas.
> Occidental Grand Fuerteventura in Spain's Canary Islands has a private naturalist area with a pool
> Bare at the Mirage in Las Vegas is a posh, rooftop pool lounge where 21-and-over guests can bask in the sun European-style, while sipping cocktails and listening to the DJ mix.
> the Sapphire Pool at Rio does away with any pretense to classiness with a similar adults-only pool lounge.
Check out HotelChatter's list of top 10 reasons to vacation at a clothing-optional resort. [Source: Concierge.com]

Westmore tables anti-nudity proposal

The Westmore Selectboard isn't going to enact an anti-nudity ordinance that would force people who use a nude beach on Lake Willoughby to put their bathing suits on. At a meeting on Monday the board decided to table the anti-nudity issue, although board members said they would continue to consider the opinions of people favoring the ordinance. For decades the beach at Lake Willoughby has been what nudists call "clothing optional." [Source: TimeArgus]

Naturist seek naked recruits

British Naturism, the UK's biggest nudist organisation, has set up five naturist "open days" on British beaches to encourage newcomers to the nudist scene. Participants can eat light snacks and play games while naked on beaches in Dorset, Gywnedd, Norfolk, East Sussex and Hampshire during July and August. There's also a weekend away in the South West including a clothes-optional day at Abbey House Gardens and a naked waterpark event at Splashdown in Poole. [Source: The Daily Express]

Adults-Only Hotels

Three destinations dedicated to the clothing-optional lifestyle:

1. Southern California's Sea Mountain Resort is a posh retreat for couples and single females (sorry guys) where the main attraction is bathing in the mineral waters of the local hot springs. Yes, naked bathing.
2. in Desert Hot Springs, the Living Waters Spa focuses on the rejuvenating benefits of the (naked) spa experience
3. Boayan is a private island in the South China Sea where you can fulfill your Robinson Crusoe fantasy, loincloth and all. A stay here includes a villa, a staff of 5, all meals, and a traditional Philippine boat with captain

[Source: Concierge.com]

Trends: Nude is no longer rude

"The basic hang-up that the body must be covered on all occasions is being eroded," says British Naturism's Andrew Welch – and, it seems, more and more Brits agree. Held in Cornwall, Nudefest 2008 (www.british-naturism.org.uk), in its second year, has everything a regular summer festival offers – music, poetry readings, yoga – though all in the buff. [Source: The Independent]

Jennifer Moss, the Environmental Exhibitionist–also known as “The Pastie Lady”, “The Naked Lady” and “Earth Friend Jen”–is back in the news again. This time, the former resident of Ojai, CA has announced that she’ll march–or skate–topless in the Ashland, OR (her new home) 4th of July parade. She usually skates and bikes around town in a hemp g-string and pasties. So, she’s losing about 5-6 square inches of covering for the Fourth of July event. But the town’s Chamber of Commerce says the parade is a family celebration and she can’t participate nearly nude. [Source: BloggerNews]