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end through both turns, the knot is widely used
. IZE FISHERMAN'S BEND by sailors to moor their boats at the quayside.
Extra security can be provided by adding a half
A lso known as: A NCHOR BEND
hitch.
If the cow hitch is the least secure of the hitches, The knot's other name - the anchor bend-
the fisherman's bend is the most stable. Simply derives from the fact that sailors use it to tie on
formed by making two turns around the post or the anchor ring, although a stopper knot should
through the ring and then tucking the working be added (or safety's sake.
fl S HERMAN " S l END
WI T H AN ADDED
HALf HIT C H
CD
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