Reef line storeage

[rotrax]

Or something I'm sure we all do regularly, go forward to rig/unrig a motor-sailing cone.

Ooooh, you are a bit of a wag!

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

Three Easy Coils - Pacific Yachting

See: Gasket coil.

That's exactly what I was going to suggest.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

2 points here
1) cannot set a storm jib if you have not got one How many typical sailors do have one?

2) If you are motor sailing it would be very unlikely to be reefing weather so a trip to the mast is not so difficult. (Of course, crossing a shipping lane may need a different strategy)If I was motoring into serious chop & head wind, then I lower my mainsail, as I would not want to have my laminate sail flapping like a flag. So motor cone not needed.

I cannot understand why others can be seen motoring with the main up doing nothing. Nothing wrong with using the engine. But with the main up doing zilch. To me it always seems unfair to the sail

To my mind, motoring with the mainsail up, but sheeted in firmly, to damp the rolling, is much more comfortable.