There might be some confusion here - at least I am confused. Malc, I read your solution as applying to the "left" panel (Folders Pane) because that is the only place I can find to save a Preset (and the only place the saved presets appear to apply). Such presets don't carry over to the right panel. And it is the right panel (Album Page, Track Page) that I understood the original poster to be asking about because he refers to Cover view, which is only available on the right panel. There are various kinds of sorts one can create here (right click, Sort), but I see no way to save them.
(I believe the panels can moved from side to side; I am referring to the default layout position.)