Welcome to the Darwin Rocksitters Club Established in 1974, still sitting every Saturday East Point Reserve Darwin NT Australia 6pm onwards BYO If you have any stories, photos or comments just send them to the Webmaster Joe! (Click here for email) If your wondering what the hell Rocksitting is then have a read through our ROCK FILE, it will explain all about "one of the World's last bastions of civilisation." Most of the images scanned into this file are from the original Rock files, unfortunately the quality is only as good as the originals, many of which have suffered from the test of time. Rocksitters doing what they know best. What is Rocksitting? Rocksitting evolved from the great Darwin tradition of sitting down and having a few beers with ya mates. Back in 1974 a group of journalists (others dare say defence personnel) gathered at East Point Reserve on a Saturday afternoon to sink a few tinnies (cans of beer), spin a few yarns (tell a story) and watch the brilliant Sun set over the Arafura Sea. And another Sunset [Sals song] And another couple of Sunsets for good measure Needless to say this became a regular event and the Rocksiters club began. Religously Rocksitters gathered every Saturday at East Point Reserve and continued to consume copious amounts of amber fluid, they came from far and wide once hearing of this guzzling group and eagerly joined the ranks to share their tales and views. What made Rocksitting so unique was that due to Darwins 7 metre tides the "Rock" would be a metre underwater at high tide, this ensured that only the hardiest of drinkers would earn the right to become a Rocksitter! If Waco Jacko has stopped playing click play for some mood music How some people see Rocksitting Continued Soon it was apparent that the World must see just what a true bastion of civilisation the Rocksitters Club is, so the first World Marathon Sit was proposed, but before the "Sit " could begin rules had to be prepared; RULES So it was that the first World Championship Rocksitting Marathon was to be begin on Saturday 08-10-77 But wait there's more (click here for the next page)
If your wondering what the hell Rocksitting is then have a read through our ROCK FILE, it will explain all about "one of the World's last bastions of civilisation."
Most of the images scanned into this file are from the original Rock files, unfortunately the quality is only as good as the originals, many of which have suffered from the test of time.
Rocksitters doing what they know best.
What is Rocksitting?
Rocksitting evolved from the great Darwin tradition of sitting down and having a few beers with ya mates. Back in 1974 a group of journalists (others dare say defence personnel) gathered at East Point Reserve on a Saturday afternoon to sink a few tinnies (cans of beer), spin a few yarns (tell a story) and watch the brilliant Sun set over the Arafura Sea.
And another Sunset
[Sals song] And another couple of Sunsets for good measure Needless to say this became a regular event and the Rocksiters club began. Religously Rocksitters gathered every Saturday at East Point Reserve and continued to consume copious amounts of amber fluid, they came from far and wide once hearing of this guzzling group and eagerly joined the ranks to share their tales and views. What made Rocksitting so unique was that due to Darwins 7 metre tides the "Rock" would be a metre underwater at high tide, this ensured that only the hardiest of drinkers would earn the right to become a Rocksitter! If Waco Jacko has stopped playing click play for some mood music How some people see Rocksitting Continued Soon it was apparent that the World must see just what a true bastion of civilisation the Rocksitters Club is, so the first World Marathon Sit was proposed, but before the "Sit " could begin rules had to be prepared; RULES So it was that the first World Championship Rocksitting Marathon was to be begin on Saturday 08-10-77 But wait there's more (click here for the next page)
[Sals song]
And another couple of Sunsets for good measure Needless to say this became a regular event and the Rocksiters club began. Religously Rocksitters gathered every Saturday at East Point Reserve and continued to consume copious amounts of amber fluid, they came from far and wide once hearing of this guzzling group and eagerly joined the ranks to share their tales and views. What made Rocksitting so unique was that due to Darwins 7 metre tides the "Rock" would be a metre underwater at high tide, this ensured that only the hardiest of drinkers would earn the right to become a Rocksitter! If Waco Jacko has stopped playing click play for some mood music How some people see Rocksitting Continued Soon it was apparent that the World must see just what a true bastion of civilisation the Rocksitters Club is, so the first World Marathon Sit was proposed, but before the "Sit " could begin rules had to be prepared; RULES So it was that the first World Championship Rocksitting Marathon was to be begin on Saturday 08-10-77 But wait there's more (click here for the next page)
And another couple of Sunsets for good measure
What made Rocksitting so unique was that due to Darwins 7 metre tides the "Rock" would be a metre underwater at high tide, this ensured that only the hardiest of drinkers would earn the right to become a Rocksitter!
If Waco Jacko has stopped playing click play for some mood music How some people see Rocksitting Continued Soon it was apparent that the World must see just what a true bastion of civilisation the Rocksitters Club is, so the first World Marathon Sit was proposed, but before the "Sit " could begin rules had to be prepared; RULES So it was that the first World Championship Rocksitting Marathon was to be begin on Saturday 08-10-77 But wait there's more (click here for the next page)
How some people see Rocksitting
Continued
Soon it was apparent that the World must see just what a true bastion of civilisation the Rocksitters Club is, so the first World Marathon Sit was proposed, but before the "Sit " could begin rules had to be prepared;
So it was that the first World Championship Rocksitting Marathon was to be begin on Saturday 08-10-77
But wait there's more (click here for the next page)
