On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:55:49 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

Don't accept any
tendency for the loops to look like they are trying to go into a figure
eight. You may have to go through this process a few times.

Not sure I agree with that advice. Coiling as a "figure 8" totally
eliminates any tendency fo the line to twist or kink. It is one of
those time honored traditions of the sea called "faking" or "flaking"
the line, and is used for those situations where a long run of line
absolutely has to run out quickly and cleanly. Racing sailors
routinely do this with spinnaker halyards on big boats to ensure that
the takedown goes quickly and smoothly.