Essential Knots
- May 13, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: May 28, 2024
In this guide, you will find tutorials to tie:
Bowline
Reef / Square Knot
Figure of 8 Stopper Knot
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Credit: Knot images from Ardent Training.
Bowline
When to use: When you want to make a loop on the end of a line to attach it to something. You can then pull hard on the line and the knot won't slip, but later it can still be undone easily.
Reef Knot / Square Knot
When to use it: to tie two ends of the same line together, such as when securing a reefed sail to the boom.
Tip: Left over right - Right over left
Figure of 8 Stopper Knot
When to use it: on the end of your main sheet and jib sheets so that they can't slip all the way out of the cleats.
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
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