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Applying the theory…

#1033 Carrick loop was not recognized by Clifford Ashley (in 1944) as a ‘Bowline’.
However, this by itself is not absolute evidence to disqualify the structure. Some 70 years
have passed since Ashley published his masterpiece – and new theories are emerging on the
structure of a Bowline.

The issue for some is the fact that each leg of the collar feeds into the nipping loop from
opposite sides – with the consequence that the overall ‘bight’ structure takes on the form of
a loop. But is this fact sufficient to disqualify the structure as being a ‘Bowline’?

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SPart
Collar forms
around the SPart

C 

Each leg of the collar feeds
into the nipping loop from
opposite sides.
(Note the crossing point
marked ‘C’ and compare #1033 Carrick loop
this to a ‘Myrtle’)

Returning
eye leg

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