 This stiffened edge is then attached to the source of energy for furling, which may be a handle that is turned, a spool containing a line that is pulled, or a motor.Murray Scheiner, a sailor and professional rigging designer from Great Neck, New York, modernized the furling jib in the late 1960s.His inspiration came from observing a disabled sailor friend who required several crew members to hoist the jib, preventing him from sailing independently.