Hi everyone,
I have a really strange question for you all, but it is really as serious as it gets...

I'd like to build a Farrier trimaran in the future, probably the new F-22 or an F-82 type. Major problem is that my wife and I went out on an F-82 some years ago and it scared her. Not the wind, not the spray, not the speed, it was a very very gentle day. No, what scared her was the view of the water rushing by under the nets! The ironic thing is that this is what I love most :-( To think she didn't get scared when handling the Jib on our old 20' monomaran skidding around in a swell (while I practically needed a champagne cork... for undisclosed purposes).

She is afraid of heights, and for her a chair is a high place...

I'm thinking that, because she can handle jibbing a leaner at 45 degrees, where the foothold is the opposite bench and the rail or posts are digging into your back, there must be a way for her to get used to the nets on a much more stable trimaran, or perhaps a cat?

Is there anyone out there who has experience with this kind of thing? I'm afraid that if I just take her out on any old rented boat, she might freak out permanently and our chances of sailing together would be blown.

There's just no way I'm ever going back to a monoslug, much less build one. The trimarans are my favourites because of the easy and fast trailerability, though a cruising cat (not a giant roomaran) would appear more stable.

Please help, any suggestions are welcome.

[Edited for wrong type designation]