The Sydney Skinny 2015

Overview

If you don't like anything to stand between you and the sea, here are your new plans for Sunday, March 1. At 8am the third Sydney Skinny will be kicking off, as hundreds of people disrobe and dive into the calm waters of Cobblers Beach at Mosman's Middle Head for a nude swim.

For those of who you didn't hear about last year's event, basically it's a ticketed swim (and the largest nude ocean swim in the world, apparently; on a similar scale to Hobart's Dark Mofo winter solstice swim) that raises money for the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife's conservation work. In 2014 more than 700 totally starkers Sydneysiders took part, and by all accounts it was a pretty liberating, joyous experience for all involved.

All participants must be over 18 and capable of swimming at least ten laps of a 50-metre pool. If you're a bit of a novice, choose the 300m option, while the more confident can plump for the 900m swim. Lifeguards will be stationed out on the water, and only people with tickets to swim get access to the beach, so you don't have to worry about creepy clothed spectators watching you disrobe. There will even be a festival area with refreshments and post-plunge freebies from event partners like Nudie juice. Non-participants are welcome to join in this portion of the event for free.

You can organise to swim with a group of friends, or go solo. Whatever works. Just be mentally prepared for the possibility of running into your old high school physics teacher or your ex-boyfriend's dad.