Page 5 - Patrick Moreau, Jean-Benoit Heron Marine Knots How to Tie 40 Essential Knots

• Harness Knot
• Alpine Butterfly Knot
• Figure-Eight Traction Knot

Bend Knots
A bend knot is used to join two pieces of rope. The most common type

joins the two laces of a shoe using a square knot and tying the ends with a
bow so that you can immediately untie it.

• Square Knot

• Updated Square Knot with a Bight
• Fisherman’s Knot
• Sheet Bend
• Carrick Bend
• Bosun’s Whistle Knot
• Button Strap Knot
• Locked Button Strap Knot

Longitudinal Tension Knots

When on board we often need to create traction along a rope or even a
chain. This happens most often when a sheet jumps out of the winch
headstock. Traditionally, we would use a tautline hitch, but there is a very
effective alternative that is much easier to untie.

• Klemheist Knot