Learn 5 KNOTS for Sailing [Capable Cruising Guides]

Would also suggest Ashley's book of knots. Very usefull.

Excellent, thank you.

That was awesome. Love the way you delivered the instructions lass 😃

I think the rolling hitch is a must have

Good video , but for the slow wit ted , blind git that I am , I would ask for a slower speed review ! Ans I was a rescuer of mountains in my younger days and a dingy sailor too . Never heard of the Zeppelin knot , do they smolder ?

Begining sailor here, thanks a lot for this video, I will be practicing each of these daily until they are second nature.

Didn't know the Alpine butterfly, cool, thanks!

Directional figure 8 knot its better than "alpine" butterfly... and figuere 8 bend its better than zeppelin...

To secure the clobe hitch it would be done in the opposite direction, as you have done it you weaken it more than anything else.... you continue turning another half turn and then the closure

You make a loop: the "lake". The upper end is a "tree", the lower one is a "sea snake". Now the snake climbs out of the lake, walks around the tree and gets back into the lake.

No rabbit, no hole no growing tree..... O.ó

Thanks for this, you show different methods of tying common knots. Never seen a bowline done the second way. Thanks

Excellent! I'm trying to secure an awning across a patio with nylon rope. I will definitely try one of these knots

Well done. Well presented.
A suggestion for your viewers: leave about a foot of tail in the line between the Figure 8-knot and the end of the line. That will give you a bit of line to pull on (or tie to) if your Figure 8-knot gets jammed into a cleat-fixture.

Real skills

Ive been looking at knots clips and this is the best i have seen. You answered a couple of glitches i was having with getting it right sometime s andd sometimes 'knot'. Well done

Subscribed! Thanks for the fantastic video, you deserve more recognition than your sub count gives you! 😊

Best tutorial ever. Clear and to the point. No blablablabla

I know maybe three different knots (overhand, slip knot, and square knot... probably some others I've done by accident. On a good day I can even tie my shoes). Never too old to learn, right?
I really admire your no-BS teaching style, and your ability to use all four limbs simultaneously while coherently talking us through every step is the sign of a subject master!

There's something inspiring in just how into knots you are! Wonderfully relaxing and clear video

Super
beautiful your message and Maine

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Please show how a Carrick bend is made

Haha my daughters name is Emily Clark

really helpful video well presented 👍

If i could leave more than 1 like, I WOULD!

The knots I use for random tasks always end up being some kind of sailing knot. This video is a good example of why that is. They are easy to remember, very effective, and easy to get untied when you don't need them anymore. Great stuff

A sixth knot I use often on m boat is called a bunt line hitch. Some call it a "halyard" knot. I use it to tie my halyards and boom vang and traveler lines. Also used it in an emergency when on a charter the dinghy broke loose and we used this knot to tie tow line to the dingy.

Wish I had seen this before I failed my coxswain exam. Really knots 101.

Thanks greta thurnberg

how do you make a living?

Just learned all these knots tonight and you had the best presentation / explanation. Kick-ass.

Very well presented, and explained. Also I like that you are working well in this task as a couple. I'm pro family as you might have guessed. Congratulations to both. I've liked, and subscribed.

Great video! Check the quiz near the end. The knot shown to be matched is a hunter's bend rather than a Zeppelin Bend. In a Zeppelin Bend, one of the 'ears' would be in the back, but the picture shows both 'ears' in the front.

Well done (says the teacher of 25 yrs)! You were right, two knots new to me that I will practice this week until returning to the boat :)

The clove hitch becomes problematic only when there's a load that yanks the standing end a lot and moves, because the knot doesn't have built-in resistance against slipping "up". But there are many variations to it that have the securing while being almost the same. Examples being spar hitch, ground line hitch and constrictor (as long as you add a slip version with a bight at the end to easily release it). Probably not necessary most of the time, but when the knot is almost the same but with added security, why not. The difference is basically just about which way you put the last turn of the rope. Of course the application defines what's needed.

I wasn't actually aware that cowboys used clove hitch to tie horses. I had heard of hitches like slipped buntline or slipped noose which you can just pull free with ease when you release the slip being used with horses.

Your method of tying alpine butterfly was interesting, it threw me for a loop until I figured out it's mirrored from the way I learned it. Both are done with wraps on your hand, but it's as if looking at the same thing from the other side. My favourite method of making the alpine butterfly is the one where you twist twice and then pull the bight around, almost like making a figure 8 knot (I like doing figure 8 with just two twists, full twist that is). That's the one that I cannot misremember and that dresses neatly with just a pull, the loop size isn't tied to your hand either.

Regarding Zeppelin knot, is it preferred to sheet bend because the ropes are usually the same diameter?

Your class was lovely

I like the sheepshank

none of these work when i do what you say

I really like this. I guess I prefer a Stevadore for a simple stopper knot. It is just as easy to tie as the Figure 8 but bigger. My personal favorite is the Ashley Stopper, but it is a bit trickier to tie.

I used to teach survival classes and I have tied a ton of knots I learned something new with the Zeppelin knot. Typically for joining cordage I use a fisherman's knot. And for loops in the line I am familiar with he Alpine Butterfly but I prefer either a Marlin Spike Hitch or using a smaller diameter line to tie an Prusick Knot which is adjustable up and down the line. As far as at the ends the bowline is probably the best Knot to make a secure loop. And I really like the Truckers Hitch for securing the other end. It is really interesting to see how there are so many similar types of knots in use.

Great teaching and great selection of knots but you left out the most useful knot of all; Round Turn & 2 half hitches. This should replace the Clove Hitch which WILL come undone if used to tie a dinghy. :) Round Turn & 2 half hitches is also the only common knot that doesn't severely weaken the rope.

I hoped all the time: "Please show no bowline!" and then it came of cause. I don't know why sailors stick to that dangerous knot. It's illegal in climbing and usually replaced by the figure of eight which can do a lot more than serve as a stopper knot. The bowline opens when loaded perpendicular or the knot gets turned around the stuff it's tied to. This is a serious threat. It should only be used if you know what you do and have it under surveilance until you open it. Better never use a bowline! When you lay the rope end double and make a fig. of 8 you have a better and more easy knot. If it's not possible tha way just make a fig. of 8 loose with a long end, tie that long end around what ever you need and fiddle it back in parallel to the loose figure of 8 and then tie it. One less knot to learn and a big hazard less. If you use a clove hitch for something dynamically loaded or long time always secure it with at least a figure of 8 or better a (double) fisherman's knot to the loaded line. The alpine butterfly is a gorgeous knot. You can use it as a emergency pulley when strapping stuff down. Alpine it's used to use a single rope descender on a kind of double rope and pull the other end down when descended. If you want to span something you'll need a blake's hitch. This can also easy be retightened.

As a scout leader and dreaming of sailing, I see this as a win! 😊

Perfect knot tutorial. Just wondering is the bowline knot the one they use to attach the fenders to lifelines ? Thanks.

take a look at the tugmans bowlin ,,, its a crowd pleaser ,, and handy and fast , not a real bowlin but it works the very best.

If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot.

I do this knot all the time when I am sewing when I do not mean to. I call it the Bugger knot