Welcome to Park Beach SLSC - 1959 to 1975 

Mercury Surf Safari

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Even before the Mercury Surf Safari, we had our own safari from Hobart to Park Beach via Betsy Island. This our original ""A" Boat crew.

Dennis (Patto) Patterson - Bow, Denis (Coley) Cole - Second Stroke, John (Scrotum) McLae - Second Bow, Selwyn (Stinkie) Burrows - Stroke, Eoin (Mac) McDonald - Sweep


This is our team for the first Mercury Surf Safari

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Click this link for 50 years of podium finishers and a link to the 1974 race on YouTube.