3 Essential Sailing Knots to Help You Tie Lots!

A lot is made of knots out there but the truth is a few basics learned well and practiced to mastery will cover 95% of situations that will arise. To go a little further, just a handful of knots make up the backbone of a much wider array of useful knots, bends and hitches and that is the subject we cover here.

For ease of reference we have broken down the video into chapters below.
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Terminology
01:54 Principals of Knots
02:17 Knot 1: 2 Round Turns & 2 Half Hitches
04:02 Advantages of Knot 1
05:17 Knot 2: Clove Hitch
Clove Hitch Variations and Uses
07:15 Variation 1: Rolling Hitch
11:56 Variation 2: Constrictor Knot
13:54 Variation 3: Buntline Hitch
16:33 Extra Quick Release Knot: Highwayman’s Hitch
18:24 Knot 3: Bowline
19:30 Handy Method for Tying a Bowline
Bowline Variations and Uses
21:09 Variation 1: Sheet Bend
23:57 Variation 2: Truckie’s Hitch or Double Purchase Knot
28:04 Summary and Our Tips for Improving Ability

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