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North Bay Naturists is a start-up travel club (aka: non-landed) in AANR,
open for membership by residents of Marin and Sonoma Counties. We began in
2007 as a small group of strangers, some of whom were already
nudist/naturists and others just beginning to try out nudism. If you feel that your concepts of social nudism are in
agreement with ours, we would welcome you to join our group for a pool
party or a campout, a potluck, or a special event.
Please click here to send email Reinaldo da Silva
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- If you are
interested or wondering about social nudism, feel free to check
out the Social Nudism Information. These links will open
articles about nudism including first-time experiences, children
and nudism, religious attitudes about nudism (surprise yourself)
and women's experiences.
- Click on
Contact Us to send an email. We will respond with the time,
date and location of our next open information meeting. The
information meeting is a public meeting, usually held in a
restaurant or other public location, and is designed to share
more about naturism and North Bay Naturists. There is no charge
for this meeting and it is not nude. Every effort will be made
to ensure the comfort of all participants.
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Kenneth Clark in
The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form,
defines nude in this way:
The English language,
with its elaborate generosity, distinguishes between the naked and
the nude. To be naked is to be deprived of our clothes, and the word
implies some of the embarrassment most of us feel in that condition.
The word "nude," on the other hand, carries, in educated usage, no
uncomfortable overtone. The vague image it projects into the mind is
not of a huddled and defenseless body, but of a balanced,
prosperous, and confident body: the body re-formed.
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A
NorthBay Naturist:
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is not judged on the basis of
race, religion, politics, marital status, age (minors must have parent's
permission), gender, occupation or income. He or she is judged on
compatibility with the group and on his/her willingness to conform to
the prevailing standards.
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respects the privacy of others,
is concerned with his/her behaviors as it reflects on the reputation of
family-style nudism, and is willing to share the responsibility of
maintaining the compatibility of the group.
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Whether single or married,
young or old, believes in family-style nudism where sexual preferences
and harassments are not a public issue, where consumption of alcohol is
controlled, where illegal activities and substances are
forbidden.
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is part of a larger family of
friends who respect each other and other's belongings. Both children and
adults are expected to be considerate guests in homes and on
trips.
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pays annual dues which includes
membership in the American Association
for Nude Recreation or the
The Naturist Society. As such, he/she believes in the essential
wholesomeness of the entire human body, the naturalness of social
nudism, and our right to practice nudism, provided that we do not
infringe on the rights of others.
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