How to tie knots

[JerArdra]

Tom, Al, Dave, and others:

I grew up with my Dad's sailboat in Detroit (we sailed Lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie and all the bars along the Detroit river) and later Ardra and I had a live aboard fiberglass trimaran in SF Bay.  I used to know some of these knots in the web site below but this is the BEST site I have ever seen if you're interested in learning how to tie specific knots.  Take a look you'll like it.

Click here.

JerryF
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[Ned]

Great animation.  At one time I could tie a bowline one handed, but today I'd have to think about it with two hands

 

[Tom]

That's a great site Jerry and I really like the annimation. Thanks.

 

[Smoky1]

Love it!

I enjoyed watching the rabbit jump up out of the hole, run around the tree, then dive back into the hole again!  Exactly how I was taught the bowline on Lake Champlain when I was 5 years old!!

 

[Betty Brewer]

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the web site.  I wish I had known about it back in the early 70's when I made a huge window covering out of macrame!

Betty

 

[newcple55]

Thanks good site. Wife and I just got back from 4 year cruise through Carribean, well maybe not just got back, got back last July, just before hurricanes, and used several of those.

 

[Tom]

Thought I'd add to this old topic. Complementing the animated site, there are now a number of knot-tying videos on YouTube, including this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74WfI_AM9wU

 

[Karl1]

Practiced many knots in the New Glenans Sailing Manual including the "Throw Bowline", used to capture a Sampson post or piling on the fly. In reality, I would probably have thrown myself overboard attempting it!

 

[Pierat]

Sure, sure, but what can you do with a sky hook and fifty feet of shoreline? 

 

[Karl1]

Pierat,

Sure, sure, but what can you do with a sky hook and fifty feet of shoreline?

I know that sky hooks are in short supply, and you'd need a Sandhill Crane to lift the shoreline. Not impossible, but difficult.