Sailing knots
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Here are a collection of sailing knots for Smail-Boat Sailing, Motorboating, and Canoeing merit badges as well as Sea Scouts.
The square knot, bowline, clove hitch, two half hitches, and figure eight are included in the Boy Scout Knots page.
. Demonstrate the ability to use a heaving line. , sheet bend
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Cleat Hitch
- Required for
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
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Animation of how to tie a Knot
External links
- Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots - Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2
- Other Knot Links: Advanced knots - Ropers Knots Page - Climbing Knots - Fishing knots - Knots Index
- Notable Knot Index - shows quick method of tying
- Hitch Knots - including instructions
- All lower rank knots
(2MB PDF)
- When to use knots lashings
(152K PDF)
- Sea Scout Knots
- Ropers Knots Page Practical knots
- Knot Gallery (GIF format)
- Rock Climbing Knots
- Animated knots (Javascript)
- Knots Index
- Fishing knots
- Ian's Shoelace Site
- International Guild of Knot Tyers
- Notation describing methods of tying knots
- The Notable Knot Index
- Underground rope rescue knots