Boat owners, businesses and local residents living near to Scarborough's South Bay Harbour can now benefit from free wireless broadband coverage thanks to FREEBAYwifi. As well as providing coverage for users along the "Sandside" area, the Wi-Fi range extends across the whole of Scarborough’s harbour and marina, bringing Internet access to the yachts, motor and fishing boats moored there:


Initially the network will be supplied by two broadband lines running at approximately 5Mbps, both with a contention ratio of 20:1 which means that the wireless access points will be able to each handle at least 50 simultaneous users.

Hardware costs have been jointly funded by Yorkshire Forward and South Bay Traders Association, with support for installation provided by G2 Security and Deepdale Computer Services. Internet connections have been funded by Corrigan's Amusements and the Golden Grid Restaurant.