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Boating Knots
How to tie boating knots.
Boating Knots
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Anchor Hitch
Attach a line to an anchor, ring or post.
Ashley Stopper Knot
A bulky, secure stopper at the end of a rope.
Becket Hitch
Attach a rope to a fixed eye or loop.
Boom Hitch
Secure rope to a spar with parallel or right-angle strain.
Bowline
Relatively secure fixed loop at the end of a rope.
Bowline on a Bight
Secure double loop in the middle of a rope.
Bull Hitch (Bight)
Securely attach a rope to a post, spar, or ring.
Bull Hitch (End)
Securely attach a rope to a spar, post or ring.
Buntline Hitch
Secure and compact hitch.
Capuchin
Provide weight to a rope end for throwing over distance.
Carrick Bend
Securely join large, stiff rope or cable.
Cleat Hitch
Secure a rope to a cleat on a dock or boat.
Clove Hitch
Secure a rope to a post or spar.
Clove Hitch on a Bight
Attach a rope to a post without access to ends.
Cowboy Bowline
Fixed loop Bowline variant with outward facing tail.
Double Dragon
Strong, fixed, end-of-rope loop that is quick and easy to tie.
Double Overhand Knot
Reliable, bulky stopper knot at the end of a rope.
Double Sheet Bend
Securely join two ropes of different diameters or materials.
Figure Eight
Simple stopper knot preventing rope from slipping through belay device or hole.
Flemish Flake
Rope coil in a flat spiral for neat, temporary storage on docks.
Gasket Coil
Neatly store rope or cords, preventing tangles for easy handling.
Ground-line Hitch
Securely attach a rope to a spar, stanchion or larger rope.
Halyard Hitch
Securely attach a rope to a shackle or ring for hoisting.
Heaving Line Knot
Provide weight to a rope end for throwing over distance.
Highwayman's Hitch
Quick-release knot for temporarily securing a boat or animal to a rail.
Icicle Hitch
Slide and grip knot for securely attaching rope to smooth or tapered objects.
Jury Mast Knot
Decorative three-loop knot, basis for a mat.
Lighterman's Hitch
Quick, temporary means of mooring a small watercraft to a bollard.
Marlinspike Hitch
A secure temporary hitch employing a quick-release toggle.
Midshipman's Hitch
Adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension.
Mooring Hitch
Quick-release knot for temporarily mooring a boat or securing an animal to a post.
Multiple Overhand Knot
Stopper knot with extra turns for added bulk or for decoration.
Pedigree Cow Hitch
More secure variant of the Cow Hitch.
Pile Hitch
Quick way to secure a boat to a dock post.
Racking Bend
join two ropes of different diameter.
Rolling Hitch
Simple friction hitch used for lengthwise pull along an object.
Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
Secure knot for tying a rope to a post or ring.
Running Bowline
Noose for securing or retrieving objects in sailing and tree-work.
Sailor's Coil
Neatly coil and secure rope for storage.
Scaffold Knot
Secure knot for binding a rope to carabiners or shackles.
Sheet Bend
Securely join ropes of different or similar size.
Slipped Buntline Hitch
Secure and compact hitch with quick release.
Slipped Clove Hitch
Quick release, temporary attachment.
Snap Bowline
Quick to tie, Relatively secure fixed loop.
Snuggle Hitch
A secure hitch under variable tension, for use with natural or synthetic ropes.
Square Knot
Simple binding knot for securing objects, not suitable for joining two ropes.
Stevedore's Knot
A medium size stopper knot used to prevent a rope from slipping through a pulley.
Water Bowline
Secure Bowline variant for use in wet conditions without jamming.
Knot Categories
Essential Knots
Arborist
Boating
Camping
Caving
Climbing
Decorative
Diving
Fire & Rescue
Fishing
Mathematical
Military
Necktie
Pioneering
Scouting
Storage
Theatre & Film
Knot Types
Bends
Binding
Hitches
Lashings
Loops
Multi-Loop
Special
Splices
Stoppers
Whipping
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