Page 5 - Patrick Moreau - Marine Knots How to Tie 40 Essential Knots

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
• Circus Hitch