Comments on: The Shipwreck of the Stella http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/ The Art of Not Hitting the Ground Too Hard Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-42242 Sylvia Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:14:53 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-42242 Great! Great!

]]> By: Gordon Partridge http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-42153 Gordon Partridge Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:53:24 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-42153 Hi Sylvia, Sounds fun and I will do my best with the answers! Hi Sylvia,
Sounds fun and I will do my best with the answers!

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-41978 Sylvia Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:22:33 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-41978 Gordon, I'd love to do a separate blog post on your experiences, I'm fascinated! Can I email you directly with questions? Gordon, I’d love to do a separate blog post on your experiences, I’m fascinated! Can I email you directly with questions?

]]> By: Gordon Partridge http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-41930 Gordon Partridge Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:15:57 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-41930 Hi Sylvia, Yes we did take a good supply of books,particularly for the winter months;in summer,fishing was the "off watch" order of the day.I had some lobster pots which were good providers and with rod and line,we caught some fine fish,including bass and large pollack.We built a smoke oven so as to be able to vary the taste of our harvest! Casquets was a very good posting as we had the whole island on which to exercise;my previous lighthouses had been towers including Wolf Rk,Bishop and Eddystone where,during winter,we could be cooped up for the whole duty turn with no chance of even opening a window. Thanks for your interest,Gordon Hi Sylvia, Yes we did take a good supply of books,particularly for the winter months;in summer,fishing was the “off watch” order of the day.I had some lobster pots which were good providers and with rod and line,we caught some fine fish,including bass and large pollack.We built a smoke oven so as to be able to vary the taste of our harvest!
Casquets was a very good posting as we had the whole island on which to exercise;my previous lighthouses had been towers including Wolf Rk,Bishop and Eddystone where,during winter,we could be cooped up for the whole duty turn with no chance of even opening a window.
Thanks for your interest,Gordon

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-31477 Sylvia Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:34:44 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-31477 It must have been really isolating. I guess you make sure to take a lot of good books? It must have been really isolating. I guess you make sure to take a lot of good books?

]]> By: Gordon Partridge http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-30110 Gordon Partridge Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:41:16 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-30110 Life on an offshore lighthouse,Casquets included initially meant two months/one off which later became one on/off.Our shifts covered the 24 hr period including every third night being on watch all night. In a heavy storm the structure shook as the sea crashed over the top.I was on Casquets during the hurricane of 1987 with winds of 111 mph;it was my only serious scay moment! Life on an offshore lighthouse,Casquets included initially meant two months/one off which later became one on/off.Our shifts covered the 24 hr period including every third night being on watch all night.
In a heavy storm the structure shook as the sea crashed over the top.I was on Casquets during the hurricane of 1987 with winds of 111 mph;it was my only serious scay moment!

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-2694 Sylvia Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:04:09 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-2694 Wow, how eerie that must have been, watching the fog roll in. I almost hope that you hadn't heard of the shipwreck until after you had left. What was it like in the lighthouse? How long were your shifts? It must have been very isolating... Wow, how eerie that must have been, watching the fog roll in. I almost hope that you hadn’t heard of the shipwreck until after you had left.

What was it like in the lighthouse? How long were your shifts? It must have been very isolating…

]]> By: Gordon Partridge http://www.fearoflanding.com/channel-islands/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-2692 Gordon Partridge Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:18:43 +0000 http://www.intrigue.co.uk/blog/2006/10/05/the-shipwreck-of-the-stella/#comment-2692 I was a Keeper on casquets Lt Hse from 1984 until automation in 1989/90 and had read of the wrecking of the Stella.Having been on Casquets on many a foggy day/night with almost no sea vis, i cannot imagine the horror on board the ship.It is reported that the keepers heard screams from a large number of people but saw nothing. I was a Keeper on casquets Lt Hse from 1984 until automation in 1989/90 and had read of the wrecking of the Stella.Having been on Casquets on many a foggy day/night with almost no sea vis, i cannot imagine the horror on board the ship.It is reported that the keepers heard screams from a large number of people but saw nothing.

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