Optimist Painter

Class legal Optimist painter or tow line.
Tie one end to the mast or mast step (not through the hole in the forward gunwale), make a loop in the line approximately 1 meter from the bow.

To stow, take the line from the opening in front of the mast, coil, take the coils back over the deck and place between the forward buoyancy bag strap and the buoyancy bag.
Your painter will then be easily accessible and shouldn't escape in a capsize