Nudists are fuming after changes to a local favourite beach encouraged more peeping toms from the city to come and leer at them, they have claimed. The people who frequent the clothing-optional Wreck Beach in Vancouver, Canada often - and until recently, they would be relatively sheltered by large logs which blocked their bodies from prying eyes. However Metro Vanvouver, which manages the beach and has done so since the late 80s, has removed the logs and replaced them with smaller ones.
Metro said this was because the large logs were a safety risk, and could hinder a rescuing someone from the water. While 200 odd logs remain, the larger ones have gone and the ones that are still on the beach have been arranged in a grid shape along the beach to improve sightlines for the guards. A petition on signed by 500 people so far, is calling for the logs to be put back, and for Metro to respect the naturist community.
“These large logs, which were over 3 feet in width, provided essential barriers against wind, sun, and unwanted onlookers,” it reads. The petition says the logs offered much needed shelter not only from the wind and sand, but from the “peeping toms” who come from the city to stare at people using the beach. Those who have written the petition claim these city dwellers are photographing nude women and children, and if Metro were to replace the logs this would cease.
“The new open sight lines expose beachgoers, reducing privacy for naturalists, families, and those.
