In this video Instructor Tim shows how to start practicing the 6 most common knots you'll need to learn for your sailing course. We cover these and much more on our Learn to Sail Online platform, masterclass.nautilussailing.c...
Nice, quick, clear summary of useful sailing knots! Most will complete a Round-Turn & Two Half Hitches with a Clove Hitch. To my knowledge that's the proper way to finish & in your video you call your finish a Clove Hitch ... but what you actually tied was a Cow Hitch. A Clove is formed by tying two successive half hitches in the same direction, either starting both half hitches over, or both under. Now, maybe a Cow Hitch is okay, but I don't know if it's as strong & stable. Perhaps you can verify. Again, I think your video is well done and provides great information. Thanks.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_hitch is different, because the two ends are going the same direction. The clove hitch, as seen both lines are going in opposite directions.
Thanks so much for the easy explanations, I can now do a Bowline. And judging by the comments there's 2 of them so learned the one you have taught which is what we were using already but now I can do it. The way you have explained the knots was really easy for me to follow thankyou
I always like to hear why sailing knots. Many sites with many knots but why are sailing knots special. This will only lead to greater understanding and correct application. To provid a clue, wet and in tension for those who don't know. There is a site that tries to prove one knot stronger than another, bowline for example, so purpose becomes everything
Very nice videos. The bowline and round-turn-with-two-half-hitches are not the same as taught by the American Sailing Association. Even though they may be just as effective or possibly even more effective, students learning these variations in your videos may run into problems when taking ASA Certification tests.
They are the same knots. Our students have no problems passing the ASA tests, the written portion only needs to describe the use for each knot, the skills portion is to tie them on demand in front of the instructor.
There are two ways to do a bowline, a traditional where the line comes inside the bight, and the outside, the later is called a cowboy bowline, and we don't advise that because it can get caught on things especially when tying your jib sheets. Do tell, what's wrong about it?
