Sailing Knots

These knots could prove to be some of your best sailing companions. They need ample practice so that you can tie them perfectly and quickly when you need them. Your rope handling skills would come handy whenever you need to tie knots for mooring, anchoring, securing cargo, managing sails, preparing for a storm, towing another vessel, decorative purposes, etc. It helps if you take note of the pros and cons of the popular sailing knots. You should use ropes that can be used repeatedly and can be untied easily. The emphasis here is on reliability, safety and convenience.

Sailing Knots

Essential Knots to Know for Sailing

• Bowline knot
• Figure 8 knot
• Square (reef) knot
• Clove hitch
• Round turn and two half hitches
• Cleat hitch
• Rolling hitch
• Anchor hitch
• Half hitch
• Overhand knot
• Sheet bend

Other Different Sailing (Nautical) Rope Knots

• Stevedore knot
• Scaffold knot
• Diamond (lanyard) knot
• Buntline hitch
• French bowline
• Highwayman’s hitch
• Thief knot
• Monkey’s fist
• Barrel hitch
• Marlinspike hitch
• Blood knot
• Carrick mat
• Handcuff knot
• Sheepshank knot
• Timber hitch
• Two half hitches
• Double sheet bend