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15 This knot can be tied by forming the loop shown in Fig 4
separately and poking the tail end up through aftelWards, but it is
Bowline more professional to reach the stage shown in Fig 4 with one
continuous movement. The tail is held across the standing part,
Fig 1. and the right hand rotated clockwise, through almost
e
180 , whilst the left hand lifts the bight over the tail end, Figs 2
and 3, resu lting in the loop being formed with the t8il auto-
matically 'up through' all as Fig 4 . This will put a turn in the bight
which is allowed to escape by a twist of the fingers of the right
hand.
The knot is completed by passing the tail around the back of the
standing part and returning it down through the loop, Figs 5 to 7.

Running Bowline
The running bowline is simply a bowline, tied as above but around
its own standing part. thus forming a noose as in Fig 8.