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LOOPS

Handcuff knot
KNOT SCORE
One of the problems with keeping a sailing dinghy aboard a yacht is where Strength
to store all those pesky spars. One solution is to lash them to the rail, or Security
even to a convenient beamshelf or other anchoring point below deck. Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
Either way, the handcuff knot is a neat way of carrying them and then
Usefulness
lashing them down. The extra half turns give that added bit of security.

1 Make an underhand loop... 2 ...followed by another underhand 3 Overlap the loops, placing the
loop. righthand loop over the lefthand loop.

4 Pull a bight from one loop through 5 Tie a half hitch
the other, and vice versa. Adjust the around each loop
loops, and tighten the knot. with the adjacent
standing part.

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