knots

The Only 9 Boating Knots You’ll Ever Need

Extras / knots / 6 minutes of reading

An important skill you’ll need to learn for boating is how to tie sailors’ knots. Why? For any given situation at a marina or out on open water, you will need to choose a knot to effectively and safely accomplish a task. Nautical Knot Dictionary First, know that you may use the terms nautical knots, sailors’ knots, and boating knots […]

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Bowline Knot – Steps, Uses, Tips

Extras / knots / 3 minutes of reading

The bowline knot is a knot to turn the end of your line into a fixed size loop, or tie around a fixed object. It is a very useful nautical knot and has been termed “the most useful knot in the world”, with sailor references dating back over 500 years. You can use it not just during boating, but also

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