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Sailors call this knot the rolling
trucker’s hitch is more secure, so most knot tyers eventu- hitch; it’s useful for attaching
ally leave the tautline hitch behind. It does find use, how- ZOOM ropes to spars (the stout poles
ever, in securing gear to a rope vertically suspended, such that support the rigging). It is
as a rope hanging from the limb of a tree. far more secure than the clove
hitch.

Tautline Hitch: Step 3 Tautline Hitch: Step 4

Bring the working end down and underneath Take the working end through the second loop
the standing part outside the loop, as shown in and tighten by pulling on the standing part. The
the photograph, forming a second loop. knot can now be pushed up the standing part,
taking slack out of the rope. Under pressure,
the knot grips and holds against the standing
part, maintaining tension in the rope. MOvInG hItCheS

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