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BOating KnOts:

Bends

carrick Bend

A KnOt uSed fOR jOInIng twO
LARge LIneS SeCuReLy
The carrick bend creates a very stable knot when tied
correctly, even when the material in the two lines differs,
such as when synthetics are joined to natural fibers. But
this knot is often tied incorrectly by beginning knot tyers
who weave the second working end inappropriately
through the first rope’s loop. The wrongly tied knot
appears, on casual glance, to be a carrick bend, but it
falls apart under pressure. Because of this, some knot
enthusiasts refer to the knot pictured here as the true

XXnd: Step 1
Carrick Be Carrick Ben
XXd: Step 2

XXXMake a loop in the working end XXX
Lay the working end of the sec-
of the first line. ond line across the first loop, as
shown in the photograph.

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