Ian - skipper: SV Trilleen
@sailingtrilleen.bsky.social
Spinal injured, Solo sailor, Passionate about improving access to the water, disability rights abd sport on equal terms for disabled people. No ai slop here
Is it likely that #paleolithic #clactonian deposits such as found in the channel fills in Clacton and at Jaywick Sands extend significant distances into the nearshore of the estuary? curious sailor here.
July 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Is it likely that #paleolithic #clactonian deposits such as found in the channel fills in Clacton and at Jaywick Sands extend significant distances into the nearshore of the estuary? curious sailor here.
The sea has many many moods - today the water gently kissed the hull, hissing slightly as air and water blended in a quiet foam, rushing past Trilleen’s hull and swiftly settling astern, covering our path as if we had never been.
July 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The sea has many many moods - today the water gently kissed the hull, hissing slightly as air and water blended in a quiet foam, rushing past Trilleen’s hull and swiftly settling astern, covering our path as if we had never been.
this classic shetland boat form looks almost like a toy with its symmetrical bow and stern section and central mast. The ?yoal hull owes its origin to norse design and is specially suited to riding these harsh northern waters. #shetland #visitshetland #unst #baltasound
May 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
this classic shetland boat form looks almost like a toy with its symmetrical bow and stern section and central mast. The ?yoal hull owes its origin to norse design and is specially suited to riding these harsh northern waters. #shetland #visitshetland #unst #baltasound
Muckle Flugga is the northernmost point of Shetland, and the whole United Kingdom. Looks can be deceiving, I shot this from Trilleen close hauled into 20kt and building. The raw video gives a better feel for the day
May 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Muckle Flugga is the northernmost point of Shetland, and the whole United Kingdom. Looks can be deceiving, I shot this from Trilleen close hauled into 20kt and building. The raw video gives a better feel for the day
this is Muckle Flugga, the top mark of my circumnavigation of the United Kingdom. One broken mast, one failed engine and a whole lot of trouble later its great to be ticking off major headlands in the trip again
May 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
this is Muckle Flugga, the top mark of my circumnavigation of the United Kingdom. One broken mast, one failed engine and a whole lot of trouble later its great to be ticking off major headlands in the trip again
On Westray island in the north group in Orkney, buildings remain which are roofed vast stone slab - pointing to the islanders expertise with this unusual building material - from the self supported cantilever of the Maeshowe to the proposed roofing of Skara Brae #archeology #orkney #visitorkney
May 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On Westray island in the north group in Orkney, buildings remain which are roofed vast stone slab - pointing to the islanders expertise with this unusual building material - from the self supported cantilever of the Maeshowe to the proposed roofing of Skara Brae #archeology #orkney #visitorkney
Noup Head, the westernmost outcropping of Westray in the north group in the Orkney Isles. Noup Hd is a horizontally stratified sandstone cliff rising sheer out of a calm blue sea, topped by Noup Head light which was the first to use a mercury bearing for the light #landscape #orkney #westray
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Noup Head, the westernmost outcropping of Westray in the north group in the Orkney Isles. Noup Hd is a horizontally stratified sandstone cliff rising sheer out of a calm blue sea, topped by Noup Head light which was the first to use a mercury bearing for the light #landscape #orkney #westray
The spectacular if diminutive neolithic figurine known as the Westray Wifey discovered at the links of Noltland, Orkney. The earliest neolithic figurine in Scotland 3800 BC-2500 BC. Perhaps female, perhaps not. #archeology #westray #orkney #neolithic #figurine
May 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The spectacular if diminutive neolithic figurine known as the Westray Wifey discovered at the links of Noltland, Orkney. The earliest neolithic figurine in Scotland 3800 BC-2500 BC. Perhaps female, perhaps not. #archeology #westray #orkney #neolithic #figurine
This morning exiting Hoy Sound on orkney Scotland
May 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This morning exiting Hoy Sound on orkney Scotland
Sailing Trilleen is anchored in the Bay of Houton in orkney
May 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sailing Trilleen is anchored in the Bay of Houton in orkney
my auto bilge pump stopped pumping. The cause is pretty obvious. Probably something heavy got dropped when repositioning the engine for the last time. Very happy though, in this remote island community of Stromness a chandler had the exact same model in stock.
May 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
my auto bilge pump stopped pumping. The cause is pretty obvious. Probably something heavy got dropped when repositioning the engine for the last time. Very happy though, in this remote island community of Stromness a chandler had the exact same model in stock.
Trilleen is on the move - finally. now alongside Kinlochbervie after a super hazy sail across the minch
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trilleen is on the move - finally. now alongside Kinlochbervie after a super hazy sail across the minch
This is a classic example of a contradiction between colour coding and text. Here we have a Sauvignon Blanc - a white wine coded with red stripe and highlights. And yes I got caught out. Why I’m buying wine in cans? I’m stocking up on cooking wine for a sailboat and cans don’t break. #humanFactors
April 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is a classic example of a contradiction between colour coding and text. Here we have a Sauvignon Blanc - a white wine coded with red stripe and highlights. And yes I got caught out. Why I’m buying wine in cans? I’m stocking up on cooking wine for a sailboat and cans don’t break. #humanFactors
a wholly unimpressive piece of motor trial footage. But very sweet for me as it’s the first time Trilleen has been under her own power since last summer
April 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
a wholly unimpressive piece of motor trial footage. But very sweet for me as it’s the first time Trilleen has been under her own power since last summer
first really good meal on the Origo alcohol stove. No idea why the stopped making these - loving it so far and so much easier for me than dragging gas bottles around
April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
first really good meal on the Origo alcohol stove. No idea why the stopped making these - loving it so far and so much easier for me than dragging gas bottles around
new stove: arrived. Sailing while disabled is tricky, and sourcing, then carrying, gas. cylinders using my wheelchair or public transport was killing the vibe :-; so I shifted to an ancient technology an origo atmospheric pressure alcohol stove
April 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
new stove: arrived. Sailing while disabled is tricky, and sourcing, then carrying, gas. cylinders using my wheelchair or public transport was killing the vibe :-; so I shifted to an ancient technology an origo atmospheric pressure alcohol stove
super calm at Stornoway (slow mo) slightly unsettling reflection of a mast bending in the deep green water
April 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
super calm at Stornoway (slow mo) slightly unsettling reflection of a mast bending in the deep green water
Credible #aurora tonight but only my phone to hand and a lot of low cloud. 10s hand held exposure looking toward the Beatrice oil field in the North Sea
March 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Credible #aurora tonight but only my phone to hand and a lot of low cloud. 10s hand held exposure looking toward the Beatrice oil field in the North Sea
serious preparation for the coming season under way here. Disability means that major provisioning in random places isn’t so easy so although I’m only sailing in UK coastal waters I tend to take an oceanic approach and try to stay topped up.
March 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
serious preparation for the coming season under way here. Disability means that major provisioning in random places isn’t so easy so although I’m only sailing in UK coastal waters I tend to take an oceanic approach and try to stay topped up.
I’m sad to share the news of Andrew Cassell - sailor, sailmaker, paralympic gold medalist, and founder of the acfsailing.org the foundation to whom I owe so much - they got me back on the water and on the course to owning and sailing Trilleen. My tribute is here sailingtrilleen.org/the-death-of...
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I’m sad to share the news of Andrew Cassell - sailor, sailmaker, paralympic gold medalist, and founder of the acfsailing.org the foundation to whom I owe so much - they got me back on the water and on the course to owning and sailing Trilleen. My tribute is here sailingtrilleen.org/the-death-of...
Good morning bluesky from the #Cairngorm range in NE Scotland
March 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Good morning bluesky from the #Cairngorm range in NE Scotland
in the summer I was positioning my tiny yacht Trilleen to make a run out to the abandoned islands of St Kilda and the dolphins joined me in the Sound of Barra (Hebrides). Navigation requirements meant I couldn’t hang around - and they soon sheared off #sailing
February 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
in the summer I was positioning my tiny yacht Trilleen to make a run out to the abandoned islands of St Kilda and the dolphins joined me in the Sound of Barra (Hebrides). Navigation requirements meant I couldn’t hang around - and they soon sheared off #sailing
This from a few days ago in stornoway where Trilleen is wintering is hysterical. Three act opera. View as full screen if possible. Trilleen is part of my #disability rehab in a #sailinh boat
February 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This from a few days ago in stornoway where Trilleen is wintering is hysterical. Three act opera. View as full screen if possible. Trilleen is part of my #disability rehab in a #sailinh boat