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Racking bend

Use this bend to join a thin or flexible rope to a heavier or stiffer one, which might otherwise

tend to capsize and spill the lighter line.

Make a bight in the weightier or stiffer rope. Pass the working end of the lighter line through the
bight (1) and commence a series of figure-eight “racking” turns, weaving in and out of the bight
(2). Pull each turn snugly tight before going on to the next. Finish by tucking the end beneath a

convenient part of itself (3) and pulling the knot up tight (4).