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CLOVE HITCH
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!:: u se this version of the clove hitch when the rope is not under strain. It's then possible to
:C drop it over a bollard or to slip it on to the end of a rail. With practice, it should be
possible to tie this knot with just one hand - very useful in rough weather, when you have to
tie up to a bollard while holding onto a guard rail!
Make an overhand loop in
I the line.
Add an underhand loop
2 further along the line.
Arrange the loops so that
3 they are of equal size and
close together.
