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One-handed bowline

There are some serious reasons why you might

need to tie a bowline with one hand, such as if you’re
being towed behind a boat, or if you’re hanging off a

rock. Or if you’ve only got one hand. Aside from that,
it’s also quite a good way to show off!

1 Hold the working end of the line tightly across the standing part. (The

‘second’ hand is holding onto the line to create slack, as if in a survival

situation, but isn’t strictly necessary.)