One Direction go topless on Sydney yacht - pictures

One Direction took a break from their busy schedule to swim, sunbathe and sip beer aboard a private yacht in Sydney this week.

The boyband, who are currently working down under after taking America and Canada by storm, apparently avoided hordes of hysterical fans by sneaking out of a back entrance at Sydney airport and heading straight to the harbour.

Harry Styles, who is reportedly dating a 24-year-old photographer, was spotted taking photos of himself topless in his trunks and diving off the yacht along with Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne as Zayn Malik and Niall Horan looked on.