Hey, all!

As many of you know - and have probably participated in - there is an ongoing debate about the 'seaworthiness' of multihull sailboats, whihc mostly revolves around the difficulty of self-recovery in the event of a capsize.

One idea to prevent this - originally proposed by Ian Farrier, the Kiwi trimaran designer - was to mount an inflatable airbag at the top of the mast that could inflate to prevent a multihull capsizing, or be inflated after inversion to assist with recovery.

On the "Multihull Collision Survivability" thread on BoatDesign.net forum this topic has been raised, and ideas proposed to develop a DIY version that anyone could do themselves (ie: not a commercial product).

But even these ideas need engineering solutions, and engineers cost money, which none of us have much of....

Then a plugged-in friend suggested "crowdfunding" as a possible solution....

So I've registered a profile on Quirky to attempt to raise crowdfunding to develop a prototype.

http://www.quirky.com/ideations/527033

Please Tweet, Facebook, email the link to everyone you know and ask people to 'vote' for the project.

'Voting' is free and doesn't involve any donation or commitment.....

Lots of sailors and their families will send you many warm fuzzies.....

And once the engineering is solved, and the plans produced, they will be published on the net for all to see and use!

Cheers
Mark