knots
SAIL’s Essential Sailing Knots Video Series
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
Essential Sailing Knots: Square Knot and Sheet Bend
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
Essential Sailing Knots: Coil a Line
SAIL Magazine and the Boston Sailing Center come together to teach the coil, an essential sailing knot found on both docks and boats
Essential Sailing Knots: How to Tie a Clove Hitch
SAIL Magazine and the Boston Sailing Center come together to teach the clove hitch, an essential sailing knot found on both docks and boats
Essential Sailing Knots: Linesman Loop
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
