Where the rocks aren’t, Norman Kean

The hydrographic surveyor Commander Edye, when greeted by Queen Victoria with "So you’re the man who knows where all the rocks are" famously replied "I fear not Ma’am, but I do know where they aren’t." Norman Kean, Editor of the Irish Cruising Club Sailing Directions and frequent contributor to Yachting Monthly, takes us on a scenic circumnavigation of Ireland, stopping off here and there to illustrate some of the pitfalls facing all those who prepare and use charts, whether paper or electronic. After all, the key to safe sailing is, in Commander Edye’s immortal words, knowing where the rocks aren’t.

Date: Wednesday 17 October. Lectures and talks start promptly at 1900 hrs.

Place: CA House

Booking: To book places on any lecture, and to indicate whether you’ll be ordering food, click on [Book Events Online]. Please pay on the door as usual. Any problems with the booking system, call or email Jeremy on 0207 5437 2828/reception@theca.org.uk. Tickets are: £4 for members and £7 for non-members. Season tickets are available at £28 for the nine lectures from 3 October to 5 December.