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Lobster-buoy hitch
Knots rely, one way or another, on friction for their holding power. Quick and simple knots can,
therefore, be less effective. But the lobster-buoy hitch (like the buntline hitch, see pages 212–213)
traps its end inside the knot, pressing it against the anchorage point, and in this way gains added
security.
Make a turn around rail, ring, or spar, then lead the working end behind the standing part of the
line below the initial turn, and tuck it through the loop that has been formed (1). Go around the
standing part once more (2), and tuck the end back beneath itself (3). Slide the knot up to the
anchorage point (4).
