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Boating Knots

Rope Knots, sailing and boating go hand in hand. In fact most knots trace back to the early days of sail. For example, the Buntline Hitch was used to secure buntline to the foot of the sails on square-rigged ships. Mouse over a knot name in the list below to see a description of that knot.

Alpine Butterfly Knot
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Alpine Butterfly Knot
The Alpine Butterfly Knot forms a secure loop in the middle of a rope.

Anchor Bend
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Anchor Bend
A good knot for tying an anchor to a rope.

Ashley's Bend
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Ashley's Bend
A useful knot for tying two ropes together.

Boom Hitch
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Boom Hitch
Attach a rope to a sail boom or any fixed object.

Bowline
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Bowline
Forms a secure loop.

Bowline On A Bight
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Bowline On A Bight
Forms a loop in the middle of a line.

Buntline Hitch
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Buntline Hitch
Tie items to the end of a rope.

Carrick Bend
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Carrick Bend
Join heavy ropes together.

Cleat Hitch
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Cleat Hitch
Use to tie a rope to a cleat on a boat or dock.

Common Whipping
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Common Whipping
Whipping knot to keep end of rope from unraveling.

Double Bowline Knot
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Double Bowline Knot
A more robust Bowline Knot

Flemish Bend
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Flemish Bend
One of the strongest ways to join two ropes

Halyard Hitch
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Halyard Hitch
Compact and reliable knot for shackles & rings

Harness Bend
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Harness Bend
Useful for tying two lines together under tension.

Heaving Line Knot
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Heaving Line Knot
Adds weight to the end of a rope.

Icicle Hitch
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Icicle Hitch
Slide and grip knot useful to hoist a post.

Lanyard Knot
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Lanyard Knot
Attractive fixed loop knot

Marlinspike Hitch
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Marlinspike Hitch
Temporary knot to make a handle

Midshipman's Hitch
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Midshipman's Hitch
Create an adjustable loop.

Monkey Fist
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Monkey Fist
Decorative ball shaped knot.

Mooring Hitch
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Mooring Hitch
Quick release knot.

Overhand Knot
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Overhand Knot
Simple stopper knot

Portuguese Bowline
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Portuguese Bowline
Forms a Bowline with two adjustable loops

Quickie Coil
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Quickie Coil
Easy peasy coil knot

Racking Bend
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Racking Bend
Used for joining ropes of different diameter

Reef Knot
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Reef Knot
AKA the Square Knot

Rolling Hitch
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Rolling Hitch
Secure a line to a post.

Running Bowline
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Running Bowline
A slip knot.

Sailor's Coil
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Sailor's Coil
Coil for storing rope at sea.

Slipped Overhand Knot
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Slipped Overhand Knot
A simple slip knot or “draw-loop”

Slipped Sheet Bend
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Slipped Sheet Bend
Quickly untie two ropes.

Spanish Bowline
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Spanish Bowline
A double loop knot

Stevedore Stopper Knot
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Stevedore Stopper Knot
A bulky stopper knot for the end of a rope.

Trucker’s Hitch
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Trucker’s Hitch
Load securing knot.

Tucked Sheet Bend
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Tucked Sheet Bend
A more secure version of the Sheet Bend

Water Knot
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Water Knot
Best knot for webbing.

Z-Drag 3:1 System
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Z-Drag 3:1 System
Z-Drag Hauling System

Zeppelin Bend
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Zeppelin Bend
Easy to untie knot for joining two ropes.

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