Wouter,
It has become quite fashionable to piss on the French. I don't really understand why. They have been a the bedrock of many great things. From Trias politica to movie pictures. From the complete fundamental mathetics to the principle of humanism.
I thought
Mathethics was invented by
Johan Amos Comenius, a Czech humanist philosopher.
In other news: Marc Reiter and I conducted some speed trials on a 25 ft mono hull acquired for $500. We achieved a peak speed of 6 knots while sailing in over 20 knots of wind. Ye hah!
Chris.