knots

Featuring Francois Asselin of the Boston Sailing Center This past summer, SAIL magazine paid a visit to the Boston Sailing Center in Boston’s North End to get the low-down on the knots, bends and hitches that every sailor should know. Showing us the way was the center’s head ...read more

SAIL Magazine and the Boston Sailing Center come together to teach the square knot, a common knot that is commonly misused, as well as the sheet bend, which is a better alternative for binding together two lines

SAIL Magazine and the Boston Sailing Center come together to teach the coil, an essential sailing knot found on both docks and boats

SAIL Magazine and the Boston Sailing Center come together to teach the clove hitch, an essential sailing knot found on both docks and boats

The stopper knot is used to prevent a line from reeving through a block or clutch, While the overhand is commonly used, the double overhand and figure eight are better options. Here's how to tie them