BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:472@iims.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230413T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230413T123000 DTSTAMP:20230228T163555Z URL:https://www.iims.org.uk/events/the-ian-nicolson-lecture/ SUMMARY:The Ian Nicolson Lecture DESCRIPTION:One of the more interesting nonagenarians you are likely to mee t is Ian Nicolson C.Eng. FRINA HonMIIMS\, a marine surveyor based in Scotl and\, who is not your average ninety-plus-year-old. For one thing\, he has been marine surveying for over 70 years - in itself a remarkable feat.\n\ nIIMS is delighted to be hosting the Ian Nicolson Lecture "Lessons learned from 78 years of marine surveying" live on Thursday 13th April between 10 .30 and 12.30 (UK time). The lecture is open to anyone who wishes to atten d.\n\nThe lecture will be broadcast from the IIMS HQ at Murrills House. Th ere is space for 15 people to attend the lecture in person\, but most are expected to join in an online capacity via Zoom.\n\nIan has a unique prese ntation style and format and will use his own beautifully hand-drawn diagr ams as the basis for his lecture. He is known to be a stickler for detail and will demonstrate the importance of that in his own inimitable fashion. This is one lecture not to be missed and no matter what your marine surve ying experience is\, you are bound to learn something from one of the doye ns of the industry!\nAbout Ian Nicolson\n[caption id="attachment_41180" al ign="alignright" width="355"] The redoubtable Ian Nicolson[/caption]\n\nIa n Nicolson was apprenticed to the traditional yacht designer\, Frederick P arker. He was one of the team involved in the first post-war rebuild of th e large Fife schooner ALTAIR. He did his journeymanship with John I Thorny croft Ltd\, the ship and yacht builder.\n\nIan was a doughty pioneer in th e field of ocean cruising. He emigrated by sail in 1952 to Vancouver where he worked under Canada’s finest designer of traditional wooden fast mot orboats and power cruisers\, Thorton Grenfell. His return passage to Brita in was made by hitchhiking across Canada and building himself a small wood en yacht cruiser near Halifax. He sailed her ‘home’ single-handedly ac ross the Atlantic in 1954.\n\nAfter working for Alan Buchanan on wooden ya cht designs\, Ian was the naval architect for ‘Yachts and Yachting’ ma gazine and then became a full partner in A Mylne &\; Co\, the design fi rm set up in 1896 by Alfred Mylne\, the First. When Alfred Mylne the Secon d died in 1979\, Ian Nicolson took over as senior partner.\n\nHe is a much -published author having written a string of books on design\, constructio n\, operation and handling of small marine craft. He was a recipient of th e Geoff Pack Memorial Medal for his contributions to yachting literature.\ n\nUse the secure online booking form to reserve and pay for your place.\n \nIf you prefer not to use the secure online booking system\, please email Vicki Loizides at education@iims.org.uk or call her on +44 23 9238 5223.\ n\n \; CATEGORIES:IIMS Events & Meetings,Marine Events & Conferences,What's On END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR