ESSENTIAL SAILING KNOTS:
REEF KNOT
USE THIS KNOT TO GET TWO LINES OF EQUAL THICKNESS BIND TOGETHER.
FIGURE-8 KNOT
USE THIS KNOT AT THE END OF A SHEET TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIPPING OUT A BLOCK.
BOWLINE
USE THIS KNOT TO CREATE A FIXED LOOP THAT CANNOT SLIDE.
CONVENIENT IF YOU WANT A LOOP ON A POLE THAT CAN BE RELEASED QUICKLY.
CLOVE HITCH
USE THIS HITCH TO ATTACH A LINE TO A TUBE. (ALWAYS USE A HALF HITCH TO SECURE ! )
SLIPKNOT + HALF HITCH
USE THIS KNOT TO ATTACH A TENSIONED LINE TO SOMETHING.
CLEAT HITCH
THE LAST HALF HITCH IS IMPORTANT. IN THE ENDTHERE SHOULD BE 2 LINES IN PARALLEL UNDER THE TOP LINE.
COILING A TWISTED LINE
COILING A BRAIDED LINE
