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Boating Knots: Loops

for more security and control during the process.
Because devices such as harnesses now exist to aid
in moving a person via a rope, the bowline on a
bight is not recommended for such use except in
emergencies. This knot first appeared in print in
1795 in Allgemeines Wörterbuch der Marine by
Johann Röding. It is often used by campers and
climbers who need to secure gear to the middle of
a rope. Note: The bowline on a bight reduces the
strength of the line by as much as 40 percent.

Bowline on a XX Bight: Step 3 Bowline on a Bight: Step 4
XX

T
XXXake the end of the single loop Continue to bring the end of
XXX
down and around the end of the single loop over the knot
the double loop. that has now been created in
the line. Adjust the size of the
double loop to the desired di-
mension before tightening.

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