Post #8 - Obelisk beach - Nudist destination review

Destination - Obelisk Beach 
Location - Sydney, Australia
Review duration -  A weekday during May 2017
Official link - N/A

Brief review

Brief background

• A legal nude beach, just within 12 km of the city center. 
• It is situated in an urban locality of Mosman suburb, near to residential areas and is within 200 meters of the HMAS Penguin, Royal Australian Naval base.
• It is within a stone's throw from the nearest bus stop.

Detailed Review

Weather

• It was an overcast day. With temperature around 18 to 19 degrees Celsius, I knew it was not a great day for the beach.
• Still, I went to explore, because I had hardly 2 days remaining and had already been to Lady Bay beach the previous weekend.

Total attendees 

• Almost 6 people visible from the entrance, including 2 more men who were also standing at the entrance.
• To be honest, I was repelled by the sight of only males visible from the entrance, and with the sight of two young men lying next to each other, with one of them having their face close to the semi erect penis of the other man, I did not feel like going further. I had not thought about The Nudist Calendar project back then or else I would have gone, just for the sake of it. 

Gender ratio

• All the visitors visible from the entrance were men.

Body size ratios

• Ratio of slim to plus sized people was roughly 3: 2, as far as I remember, from those few moments I was there.

Age bracket ratio

• Guesstimate - (18 - 40) : (40 +) was roughly 1 : 3 among men.

States of undress

• Roughly 50% of the visitors (only men) were completely naked.

Racial & ethnic composition

• Mostly whites.

People watching the nudists

• 2 clothed men were watching from the entrance. I too watched for a few minutes and left.
• There were no females even watching from the entrance, unlike in the case of my visit to Lady bay beach. 

Nudity rules

• Designated nude beach with sign post clearly mentioning the same at the entrance.

Sexual activities observed?

• Borderline sexual, I would say. As I mentioned, there was this one same sex couple, visible right from the entrance, in the open, with one of the men with his face near the semi erect penis of the other. I don't remember him stroking his partner but from the entrance it appeared like he touched it once.

Interaction level

• Could have been medium, I guess, but I tried to keep it low and left without speaking.

Difficulty level

• All the visitors visible from the entrance were men.
• Medium, I would say, due to the skewed gender ratio, females being almost absent. 
• This beach is known to be popular among gays and from the vibes, it felt like the same. 
• While many straight men, who are newbie nudists, may find it difficult to get naked due to the awkwardness of confronting gay men. Women may also find it difficult, in general, due to the presence of too many men in a little space, or due to chances of gay couples being more openly sexual. I don't know if that is the case in general. While I don't remember being in any other beach with a significant gay population, I also don't remember seeing a straight couple with the men sporting a partial erection openly and his partner touching it or with face just near it.

Further reading

If you are first timer or are looking for some easier place to get naked at the beach, I would recommend Maslins beach, in Adelaide, that too, during the annual nude games event where the vibe is completely different. Read my review of the same here.