A heads up to all inventors

The advances in technology have made their mark in sailing, as much as in
other sports. Sophisticated materials and electronics enable us to sail
faster, longer, with more accuracy and efficiency. But standing alone in
its own time warp resides the marine toilet, steadfastly refusing any
attempts to modernise or improve it. And, lets be frank - it could not be
any more Thomas Crapper. To avoid indelicacy, I will not detail its many
flaws, save that it is a resplendent piece of (probably) British utilitarian
design guaranteed to put off most sensitive souls from ever spending more
than 3 hours or a penny on a boat. Its combersome system of valves and
levers, ever prone to blocking, along with a seat designed as an
under-engineered afterthought, so renowned for breaking or - worse -
disfigurement of male crew members in residence - that many now do without
one. Installed, they only ever work on one tack, leaving the crew in
extremis until its time to tack, when there is a dash for the loo.
So, I appeal to all those great British inventors out there - instead of
appearing on Dragon's Den with with bycicle hand warmers and dog grooming
combs, why not take on a real challenge and do the sailing fraternity a real
service by applying yourselves to this inconvenient truth?
Trev