Life in Scarborough harbour and by the sea

1934 : In the Tunny season of 1934 Major Rowley caught 8 big fish. The largest was 812lb. The biggest tunny was exhibited on the Foreshore with proceeds going to a local charity. He had to 'fight the fish' for 48 minutes. He used to fly a flag on his boat for each fish caught. He was a highly accomplished big game angler.

1935:The origonal Coronia was bought by trawler owner, Jack Ellis. It sailed into port in 1935 under the command of Captain Sydney Smith, former deputy harbour master. He wanted to name the pleasure cruiser after his favorite cigar. However a ship was already named the Corona - so he altered it to Coronia.

1983 Scarborough local David Eves became cook on the Royal Yacht Brittania. He would be responsible for many members of the Royal Family including Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He would not be cooking for the Queen however, as she always takes her own staff aboard.

Sources
- Scarborough Mercury August 31st 1934.
- Scarborough Evening News 27th May 1983.


OTHER ARTICLES
• Tommy Rowley - stories about loss of life at sea
• Tunny fishing in Scarborough in the 1930's
• Watching for ships by the harbour walls in Scarborough
• The national RNLI and the Scarborough lifeboat of 1861.
• Stories of human interest from the sea port of Scarborough
• Harwood Brierleys description of Scarborough harbour at the opening of the 20th century
• Scarborough pleasure boats - the Bilsdale, Coronia and Royal Lady
• The early years of the Scarborough Lifeboat
• Dennis Allen - stories from the sea
• The 200 year history of scarboroughs RNLI
• Coastal erosion in the 19th Century around the North Bay and Scarborough Castle area
• Life in the Old Town of Scarborough and harbour - the fishing families
• The loss of the Scarborough trawler Heritage in 1993
• Robin Hood's Bay - The Storm family website
• Thomas Crimlisk - First of the Crimlisks
• The U-Boat campaign in the First World War
• A sea shanty about a storm on the Scarborough coast
• Famous fishing families - the Whitby Storr family and the Leadleys
• Filey and the gales of 1860,1867,1869 AND 1880

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