Knots and Coiling


Knots and Coiling On boats, rope is called line (think “fishing line”). Tying knots and handling lines are a part of seamanship. Knots should be easy to tie and untie, and be suited to their purpose. Coiling will keep lines tidy until you need them.


Coiling keeps lines untangled and ready for use. A tangled halyard is a nuisance when you want to lower the sails quickly. Put a few wraps around the coil before hanging it up and out of the way.


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A Cleat Hitch secures a line to a horn cleat, which is commonly found on docks to secure mooring lines and on boats to secure running rigging. First take a turn around the cleat and then figure-eight the line around the horns of the cleat. Finish with a twist (a weather hitch), which captures the free end under itself so the hitch does not loosen.


A Figure-Eight is a stopper knot used in the end of a line to keep the line –like a sheet or halyard–from pulling through a fitting or a block. Te end of the line is passed over and then around itself and the end is pulled through the loop. Tie the knot about three or four inches from the end to keep it from working loose.


A Square Knot (a matched pair of overhand knots) is useful for tying two lines together quickly and easily.


Bowline


A Bowline is a very useful knot in sailing. It is very secure and very easy to untie. Bowlines can be used to attach jibsheets to the jib clew or a docking line to a ring –anything that needs a secure loop.


A Cow Hitch is a very simple knot that can be used for jibsheets. Double a line, passing the loop through the grommet (eye) in the clew of the jib. Ten pass both tail ends of the line through the loop to form the sheets.


Cow Hitch


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