I'm taking a sailing class this week and we've been taking the
sails down every night for
storage, which tends to make me notice the boats around us with mainsails stored on the boom and jibs on a
furling (I googled that, is it right?)
What I'm wondering is, do most cruisers use a motorized
furling or one with a manual
winch system? It seems to me that having a manual
winch would pay off in not having another
motor to maintain.