The sheet bend is useful for joining together two different ropes. This is the preferred knot instead of the Reef Knot. To tie a sheet bend, form a loop in the thicker rope by placing the tail end of the rope parallel with the standing end — do not pass the tail end over or under the standing end. Hold this loop in one hand while you bring the other rope through the loop, underneath the tail end and then also underneath the standing end do not pass it under the standing end before the tail — this will make the knot unsecure.
Finally, tuck the thinner rope over the standing end and tail, and under the part of itself sticking through the loop. To tie a double sheet bend, go through all the steps of creating a regular sheet bend, then bring the tail of the thinner rope underneath the thicker rope, over the thicker rope and under them thinner rope a second time, so the thinner rope coils around the thicker rope a couple of times.
While a bit of a mouthful, this useful knot is used to secure a rope to a fixed object such as a pole. If you are interested in learning how to tie these knots, and the correct knots to use for different applications, then why not come along to one of our RYA approved Practical Sailing Courses.
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Changes in harbors due to building or dredging change tides and currents and for that reason many of the locations presented are no longer supported by newer data bases. Almost all of these also make simplifying assumptions so they are not totally accurate even if there are no errors. This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Lee Easter rated it liked it Jun 20, If you have questions on these, please contact the author. Walter Romines rated it liked it Dec 27, Trivia About Knots, Splices an Anna rated it really liked it Apr 09, Little explanation of why specific knots are useful, making the tying excercise rather academic.
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