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Topsail halyard bend
                                                                            KNOT SCORE
          A variation on the theme of the previous knot, the topsail halyard bend   Strength
          has an extra turn. In theory, this should make it less liable to slide up the   Security
          jackyard of the aforementioned topsail. In practice, it may just be an extra   Diffi culty Tying
                                                                            Diffi culty Untying
          complication. Either way, if you’ve got an exceptionally slippery jackyard,
                                                                            Usefulness
          it’s certainly worth giving it a try.























          1 Take three turns around the spar.   2 Pass the working end around the   3 Pass the working end over two
          It doesn’t matter which direction, as   standing part, and tuck it under all   turns and under the next one.
          long as they all go the same way.  three turns.




                                                                          4 Tighten the knot. Ideally, the
                                                                          extra turns should be in the direction
                                                                          that slippage is most likely.


























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