Yes, I suppose that the boat must have been got rid off, otherwise it would have been heard of again in Run Away Home at least.

Well, maybe 'odd' was the wrong word. of the holiday books Traitor is very much about the sea and the RN, then they become much more countryside until Run Away Home which switches back again. Yes, that's exactly what I meant. In FL there's a bit more boats with the Regatta or whatever it was. Possibly they were doing more boat stuff in the summer holidays between CT and AT that we never see.