Robotboat Mark VI (A KICKSTARTER CROWDFUNDING PROJECT) DEADLINE 12OKT12 UPDATE 9OKT12

JUST AN UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT, they now have $70074.00 in pledges since I first posted this on 7OKT, just $9026.00 away from meeting their goal of $80000.00 by 2PM / 1400 Friday 12OKT12. They have to meet that goal or they get nothing. WAY TO GO EVERYONE WHO HAS PLEDGED!!! If you didn't, will ya consider it? If you can't will you pass this on to others who might? Think about it!!!!
THIS is another project on KickStarter I decided to back because it is way cool, it will be good for the American economy and very good for the world's oceans. When I pledged they had raised just over $30000.00 (of a goal of $80000.00), they are now at $61654.00 and have till 12OKT12 or they get nothing. They are so close! Take a look at the project here http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotboat/robotboat-mark-vi 
and check out the funding update below sent to supporters by Eamon Carrig, on of the projects team members a few days ago. IF you can please make a pledge, and please send this out to family and friends so they can consider supporting the project. Peace to all!
From Eamon...
There are an awful lot of really talented, passionate, and capable people working on trying to figure out how we can better understand and be better stewards of our agua.  One of the happiest surprises of the campaign so far has been connecting with some of them.  It's a good thing too, because there is not a lot of time to waste.  As we round out the 20th day of our campaign, we are proud to be able to say that we've made it just about halfway to our financial goal.  We are also very proud that so many people have thought this cause worthy of their time and precious resources (nearly 1000 backers!).  We are especially proud of the people who have waded out into the new and exciting world of crowdfunding for the first time to support Robotboat.  At the risk of being pedantic (you seasoned backers will have to bear with us), we thought it prudent to point out an important feature of this effort, and indeed all Kickstarter campaigns: if we fall short of our goal, by even one dollar, it will all be for naught. Kickstarter is all-or-nothing in that regard.  We feel as though this project is both important and urgent in the context of global water stewardship.  And, through the looking glass, your support has become both important and urgent to the project.  We have only ten days left and quite a few dollars to go.  If you haven't already (we are thrilled and humbled by the fact that so many of you have) would you consider sending a note/link to your friends, co-workers, relatives, neighbors, respected enemies, and anyone else you think might care or be in a position to help?  Together we can make the dream of abundant, accurate, ocean data an irrefutable reality.