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From our Knot Tying Video

Cleat Hitch

Tie to a horn cleat on your boat or on the dock
This method demonstrates the concept but
only works well with a short tail

Figure Eight

A Stopper knot
Sailors use it to keep a line from
running out through a fairlead or block

Bowline

The King of Knots, a most versatile knot
Forms a fixed loop
Can't be untied under strain though

Sheet Bend

Join two lines of different diameters
We call this method the Hybrid Bowline or
the Big Rabbit Bowline, an upside down,
backwards mirror image of the Traditional

Clove Hitch

Tie to a piling temporarily
Can be hard to untie under strain
The basis for a number of knots

"Vertical" Clove Hitch

Tie a fender to lifeline or rail

Rolling Hitch

Used by sailors to undo a jib sheet winch override. Use it to tie a dock line to your
anchor rode to form a bridle for towing

Round Turn w 2 Half Hitches

Good for long term tie up to a piling
Easily untied under strain

Anchor Bend

Usually used to tie to the shackle of an anchor
We show it tied to a piling to stress its close
relationship to the round turn w half hitches

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