Articles
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Using a Moustache Samedi 27 E-bike for 2026
January 31, 2026
For decades I spent a day a week on my bike in West Sussex, Hampshire or Surrey, but the enjoyment gradually tapered off. Partly due to worsening road surfaces (council budget cuts), but also the 30-35 mile loops became too repetitive. So from 2014 Sunday mornings saw a switch to loading a sea kayak onto a car roof and driving out for a day on the Thames or on the South Coast with kayaking friends and more challenging objectives. But November through to March is a low season for paddle trips and the heavy rainfall rules out paddling on local rivers, so the bike has been making a big comeback. But I don’t enjoy finishing rides just as darkness falls, and the fix for that is better fitness and some help on the hills - which is where the e-bike comes in, to hopefully reopen opportunities to get back to level of pre-holiday fitness I had before our cycletouring in Scandinavia and elsewhere…
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Paloma Mast Refitted
August 24, 2023
Today there was a slot available at the boat lift at Shamrock Quay for Paloma to have her mast restepped. It was removed two years ago, the first refit task then being its removal and storage on a mast rack at Seatons. Other than checking it over and replacing the navigation lights before the sale to me, it sat on that rack ever since. The restepping was cancelled during the boat’s transition from trailer to berth two weeks ago when we ran into some snags, which Cameron and Glyn at VMG Rigging have been working through for me.
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Edge Cases
April 13, 2020
Some edge cases and cautionary examples on using Markdown for writing content using this theme. In particular, list syntax can really knot things up.
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Tufte-style Jekyll blog
April 13, 2020
The Tufte Jekyll theme is an attempt to create a website design with the look and feel of Edward Tufte’s books and handouts. Tufte’s style is known for its extensive use of sidenotes, tight integration of graphics with text, and well-set typography.