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LOOPS
Breaking a bowline
You have to love a knot that has
an inbuilt mechanism to untie
it, and which will come undone
almost no matter how hard it’s
tightened. Essentially a sheet
bend (page 80) which is tied
onto itself to form a loop, the
bowline can usually be ‘broken’
in a matter of seconds. Its main
drawback is that it cannot be
untied (or tied) while there is a
To ‘break’ a bowline, clasp the
strain on the standing part. But
4 Tuck the end back into the turn and ease it up the standing
loop and tighten the knot. (The it’s a small price to pay for such part. The whole knot will then
rabbit runs back into its hole, a useful knot. loosen and can be easily untied.
safe and sound.)
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