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Essential Knots: Sheet bend

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills

Essential Knots: Sheet bend Use: Joining two ropes together. A sheet bend is particularly useful for joining two ropes of different thicknesses together and is very secure. Step 1. Make a bight in the end of one rope (the thicker one if the two are different...

Essential Knots: Clove hitch

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills

Essential Knots: Clove hitch Use: Tying a rope to posts, bollards, rings or a guardrail. Step 1. Make a turn around the object and lay the working end diagonally back over the standing part. Step 2. Pass the working end round the object and back through the loop. Step...

Essential Knots: Round turn and two half hitches

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Crewing skills

Essential Knots: Round turn and two half hitches Use: Tying a rope to a pole or a ring. Step 1. Pass the end around the object. Step 2. Make a second turn. Step 3. Take the working end over the standing part, tuck it between the two parts to make the first hitch. Step...

Hull inspection – the annual checks

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

With the boat ashore for the winter it is time to do a hull inspection – the annual checks. Are there any scratches and chips in the gelcoat? What about the rudder and keel? Are there any signs of osmosis? Do you have records and checklists to help ensure no...

Feeling anxious at sea

by Simon Jollands | Boat Maintenance, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Some people feel anxious at sea. Will they be seasick? What if they get caught in a violent storm? Could the boat capsize or sink? What if they fall overboard? If a crew member is feeling anxious at sea then they may need reassuring by their crew mates. They...

Essential Knots: Sheet bend

Essential Knots: Clove hitch

Essential Knots: Round turn and two half hitches

Hull inspection – the annual checks

Feeling anxious at sea

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