Basic Cruising
- Reef knot
- Round turn and two half hitches
- Clove hitch
- Bowline
- Double sheet bend
- Figure of eight
- Cleat turn (called a cleat hitch on the knot site)
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Intermediate Cruising
- Rolling hitch
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Other Knots
There are very few situations which the
above knots do not cover.
However occassionally we use the knots listed below:
- Anchor bend (an adaptation of the round turn and two half hitches)
- Trucker's hitch
Suggestions
If you have a favourite sailing or boating
knot that is not mentioned here
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