Page 44 - Eric C. Fry - Knots and Ropework

24 As the name implies. this knot is used as a temporary measure in
the emergency rigging of a jury mast. The centre of the knot is
Jury placed over the top of the mast and the twin standing parts form
the backstay. Forestay and shrouds are made fast to the
remaining three bights and the greater the strain set up in the
Masthead rigging. the tighter the knot will grip the mast.
It is made at the centre of a rope long enough to provide the
Knot backstay(s) and it is usually more convenient to make the second
bight slightly larger than the fi rst and third bights. Particular
attention must be paid to the relative positions of the three bights
when they are interwoven, after which the knot becomes almost
automatic.