It’s always rewarding to discover a little of an old boat’s provenance, here are three holiday hire catalogue entries from Blakes.

Nothing is known of Caress’s whereabouts during the WWII years, it’s unlikely that she was at her home yard while Percival’s team was busy building boats for the war effort and had no space to spare. The Caress yachts may have been rafted on Hickling Broad along with many boats, a move designed to prevent landing by enemy aircraft.