The "World Record Skinny-dip attempt" thread
 

No, this is not an "attempt at a thread" but a "skinny-dip record attempt" thread!!!

OK, how many times in the past year have you said to yourself "darn, I keep seeing and reading about all of these World Record Skinny-dip attempts, but I just can't keep track of them all!" Well, you are not alone. So, in an effort to help you wade through the morass of pics, vids and news reports, I will see if I can pull together some information for you. Oh, and pics too..

Anyway, from what I can tell, skinny-dip record attempts that have taken place over the past 3-4 years fall into one of two categories. In the first category we have lone, SINGLE attempts that are restricted to one beach only. I don't have a good handle yet on where all these lone, single attempts have been made, but examples would include the various dips down in NZ of which several have taken place recently. The most recent here (and what prompted this thread) is the world record skinny-dip from Gisborne, 12-30-12. See the pic below. Also, Wales holds now an annual dip as part of a cancer fundraiser. They held the previous world record at 413 (At Gisborne the other day, they put 506 into the water).

But what I didn't fully realize until now is that the whole World Record Skinny-dip thing really kicked off in 2009 when the AANR got involved and negotiated with the people at the Guinness book of world records to create a new category of skinny dip record. This has confused me up until now, and I still don't fully understand it. But from what I know at this point, the AANR World Record attempt is for simultaneous skinny dipping at multiple locations. Before 2009, there was no Guinness world record category for this. Now there is. So, in other words, the AANR organized over 100 dips to take place at various clubs and nude beaches around the US, with the idea being to set a record for most people naked in the water at one time regardless of where they were naked. That first year, they put over 12,000 naked people in the water at 3Pm on July 10th during National Nude Recreation Week. Of course, since that was the first time anyone had ever attempted this, it set a World Record.

And so along comes 2010, and once again, the AANR is sponsoring another simultaneous World Record skinny-dip attempt exactly one year after the first one. And once again, over 100 clubs and beaches are participating including Haulover, Wreck, Lagunaa del Sol, etc. Now you can read the results from that year at this link:

http://101thingsbeforeyoudie.com/201...rld-records-2/

And so, you will see that after the final count in 2010, they beat the 2009 record by putting almost 14,000 naked people in the water at one time. But what got me curious from looking at this link is how the numbers added up, because you will note that some locations like Haulover put more people in the water (Over 700) than did any of the folks in NZ or Wales during their single world record attempts. So then, why doesn't Haulover hold the World Record for a single, lone skinny dip? I don't know. Perhaps they couldn't count it as a single attempt as it was part of this AANR simultaneous thing. Or perhaps, maybe they didn't document it properly or follow some other rule or guideline required by the Guinness people. Anyway, during the 2010 AANR simultaneous skinny dip attempt, several locations put more than 400 nudes in the water, while the Guinness record at the time for a single attempt was only 413. OK, you all got this single vs simultaneous business straight?

Anyway, well I don't know about you, but its the pics that matter the most, right!! I mean, whether they show a dip from one of the AANR sponsored ones or from a lone dip like in NZ, they are going to mostly look alike. But anyway, so in the hunt for pics - keep this in mind: The number of single, lone dips is relatively small. On the other hand, literally 100's of dips have taken place as part of AANR's annual, simultaneous world record attempt. This means that pics could surface from any of these AANR dips, and all you need to know in searching is the name of the beach or club + "World Record", "Skinny-dip" etc as search terms. So lets see what we can come up with, and use the list of locations in the link above to help you out.

So, I'll be back in a bit to put up some pics. BUt once again, the world record skinny dip business is divided into two categories: single dips (record is now 506) and simultaneous dips (multiple locations but at the same time). The latter record is at least 14,000 (I assume that in 2011 and 2012 the AANR attempt was made again)

I leave you with a pic showing the Gisborne, NZ world record dip. They expected up to 1000. Someday, some beach somewhere will break that milestone. And we will report it right here in this thread!!

KLondike

This thread is a great idea and I would love to contribute to it. Problem is that right now I don't know where to look for quality pics. However as soon as I find them, I will post them.

the best place to find quality pics is.....OCC! Well, I'm going to try and find more too, but for now I will probably pilfer other threads..:)

Klondike

Right now as far as I can tell, New Zealand has a lock in the pic department when it comes to mass skinny-dips. The best pics are coming from there. In addition to their recent world record attempts since December, they have also had some other dips not associated with world record attempts. The pics below are from these dips and were either taken by OCC member Pennywiseguy2 or unearthed by Fango. These are great and likely what provided the inspiration for this thread. We need more pics like these!

these links will either take you to threads or to Flickr galleries where you can find more pics:

the Dec 2 NZ record attempt (two locations - Christchurch and Papamoa

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/showthread.php?t=140935

Pennywiseguy2's Wellington (Oriental Bay) dip (Not a world record attempt):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5136386...7631381831984/

So up front I will say that these are the best pics that I currently know of on the subject of this thread. It kind of goes downhill from here until new dips take place. The one in Oriental Bay, NZ is an annual affair now, and we hope P will continue to cover it! After all, these ENF moments are priceless.

But I think what typically happens in most locations now is a guy takes a pic of the entire group while they are in the water, something that is required by the Guinness people, and leaves it at that. Thats the pic that gets posted on the internet, which is necessarily going to be somewhat long range. And then few other pics go up except maybe some running into the water pics. But in NZ, thankfully we also see before and after dip close ups, which is really what got me thirsting for more. So maybe if we keep this thread bumped a bit and give it some member familiarity, that will in turn spur on the hunt for more pics. And one OCC member actually attended the Dec 2 NZ dip. MAybe next time he can take his camera! But so since these dips, especially the AANR ones, can take place anywhere, some OCC member is going to live close by. And by the way, these AANR dips are annual affairs now that take place each July during Nude Recreation Week. They are as dependable as WNBR's, and not only occur on club grounds but on well known beaches like Sandy Hook, Haulover and Wreck. The next one is July 13th, 2013. Mark it on your calendar! I mean, c'mon - lets trump this up and get it on everyone's public nudity events list calendar! How many people think "Skinny-dip" when that time of year rolls around now? Not many, I bet....

Klondike

thanks, Whatisdrew -:)

from the Gisborne, NZ dip?

she's going "Yay! we now have a thread at OCC for all mass skinny dips" (yeah, I suppose even if its not a world record attempt, any mass organized dip could go up here too...)

Klondike

OK, now because I am feeling guilty for pilfering pics and not adding any of my own, here are some from Sandy Hook's 2010 AANR skinny-dip. The 2010 one took place on July 10th country-wide (Recall I said that everyone everywhere must be in the water at the same time for it to qualify as a Guinness simultaneous dip record. That means if folks in Haulover are to be in the water at 3PM, folks on the west coast must be in at 12noon Pacific time!! Yes, they are serious about this simultaneous bit! Its simultaneous as God would see it, not as our watches see it! If they were doing this worldwide, some folks in Asia would have to be in at midnight!!)

BTW - (EDIT) - three of these pics were posted a while back by Crispus in this thread:

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...ght=Sandy+hook

Klondike

one more (sandy Hook) in crispus's thread also -

Klondike

These pics are from one of Haulover's AANR skinny-dips. They put hundreds in the water there, and likely hold the unofficial world record for number of people naked in the water at the same time and place. (OK, excluding a Tunick shoot)....

So.....more pics from this will be forthcoming..

Klondike

The Brits held the record for a while after the 2011 dip in Wales, they had another unsuccessful attempt last year in Northumberland.

I'm sure it was just a matter of time before you mentioned them, but here's the link to the relevant thread!

you read my mind. I didn't want to overlook them as we had a major thread here and lots of photo coverage.

Up until just recently, the Northumberland, Wales dip held the Guinness record for a single skinny-dip at 413.
That record held for over a year before it fell just a few days ago to the folks down in NZ. Here are some of the pics from the thread linked to by daveduchovny.

I think I said above that the pics from NZ are the best, but these ain't too shabby either. In fact, they're comparable overall, and there are lots of them - I count 63 in my files.

KLondike