Sailing Knots
Seven Essential Knots for Sailors
Once you cut a piece of rope off the spool at the chandlery and bring it aboard your boat and give it a job to do, it becomes a line you have put to work. Whatever job it is performing—whether it becomes a jib sheet, a fender whip or a dockline—there is an ideal knot, hitch or ...read more
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