Archive All Download Newest

Knots MOOC

Sailing Knots quizlet.com Boating Knots | How to Tie Boating Knots | Animated Boating Knots animatedknots.com Basic Sailing: Knots comminfo.rutgers.edu

Archive All Download Newest

Sailing Knots

quizlet.com SPECIAL_IMAGEhttp://o.quizlet.com/m8qSMpztKPwOtSDCOQsQzw_m.png-REPLACE_ME Bowline Bight

Foothold: It can be used to make a secure foothold in the middle of a piece of rope. Bosun's Chair: Because two loops are created it has been claimed that it makes an emergency bosun's chair which is more comfortable than a single loop. One loop can go round each thigh with the free tail going round the chest for security. Alternatively, one loop would go round the chest and one round the thighs. However, unless the rope was a couple of inches or more in diameter it would require a demanding emergency to make one really appreciate the "comfort" of either of these bosun's chairs. Emergency Purchase: A Bowline on a Bight can also be used to gain some additional purchase: create a Bowline on a Bight in the rope; pass the free end of the rope round a post, then back through the loops and finally to the post again. This gives a three to one purchase - admittedly with some friction. SPECIAL_IMAGEhttp://o.quizlet.com/Lxpgx.QiftrBGhCpKd3JOA_m.png-REPLACE_ME SPECIAL_IMAGE-http://o.quizlet.com/Cz4hQT4sRHY.DKa3iHOtcg_m.jpgREPLACE_ME SPECIAL_IMAGEhttp://o.quizlet.com/iDocYktTP2ThVaQcSA54jA_m.jpg-REPLACE_ME quizlet.com

Boating Knots | How to Tie Boating Knots | Animated Boating Knots

animatedknots.com Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself. SPECIAL_IMAGEhttp://www.animatedknots.com/imagesknotlists/boating_knots.jpgREPLACE_ME Click to enlarge pictures Welcome to Boating Knots

These animated knots are primarily for boaters, but many are useful for anyone who uses rope and values safety. Select the knots from: the index above left; the pictures above; or the Boating Usage page. Selection

The selection of knots is based on many years of sailing combined with feedback and advice from several helpful captains. The knots are arranged in alphabetical order. Boating Knot Characteristics

Rope used in boating is durable and expensive and is often handling heavy loads, e.g., when berthing, mooring, towing another vessel, preparing for a storm, or managing sails. The emphasis, therefore, is on safety, reliability, and convenience. In contrast to the fishing knots, value is also placed on being able to use the rope repeatedly and untie each knot without difficulty. Standing End, Tail, and Bitter End

In many knots there is Standing End - which takes the strain, and a Tail - the loose end in your hand. On large ships a shore line is initially tightened with a winch. The tail is then properly called a Bitter End as it is transferred to the Bitts. To do this, a second rope is tied to the shore line with a Rat-Tailed Stopper or a Rolling Hitch to take the strain temporarily.

Mooring Lines and Names

Mooring lines on large ships are nearly always made of a highmodulus polyethylene (HMPE) such as Vectran or Dyneema. These ropes float and their minimal elasticity reduces risk of injury due to "snap-back" in the event of a breakage. Each line serves a specific purpose. On large vessels two lines often run in parallel ("doubled up") for safety. The following diagram shows a typical arrangement:

Bow Line Forward Bow Spring Forward Breast Line After Bow Spring Forward Quarter Spring Quarter Breast Line After Quarter Spring Stern Line On yachts mooring lines are more likely to be made of nylon, or polyester (Dacron or Terylene). By contrast with mooring a large vessel, distances are usually small and movements due to waves and tide are proportionately greater. Moreover, because far fewer lines are used, it is critical to understand their purpose: The Breast Lines prevent rotation and should run roughly at 90o to the dock. To gain length, they should be led from the farthest part of the boat: the bow itself (or the outer hull of a catamaran) and from the far quarter of the stern. The Spring Lines prevent fore and aft movement and should run nearly parallel to the dock and may cross each other to obtain an optimal lie. Direction: The Bow Spring may be led forwards and the Stern Spring aft, but MUST lead in opposite directions.

Bow Breast Line Bow Spring Line

Stern Spring Line Stern Breast Line Doubling-Up and Sharing a Bollard

When two line run to the same Bollard, especially when they are from different ships, the second line should be threaded up through the eye-splice of the first. This is called Dipping the Loop and allows either line to be released with out tangling. Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material. Copyright 2007 - 2013 All Rights Reserved Grog LLC Copyright and Trademark Updated July 1, 2013 animatedknots.com

Basic Sailing: Knots

comminfo.rutgers.edu Since rope is a vital part of a boat's equipment, a good sailor should be familiar with how to handle rope and how to tie a few basic knots. Rope is used for controlling the sails, docking, mooring, and anchoring. Knots are needed to control all of the various lines, painters, halyards, and sheets on a sailboat. Rope used to be made only from natural fibers, but now there are many types of synthetic rope. Synthetic rope is used on sailboats because it is durable, even though it sometimes gets slippery when wet. There are two different types of rope construction: laid - where the strands are twisted together (mooring and anchor lines are usually threestrand)braided - where the strands are interwoven (sheets and halyards)

A knot is usually found at the end of a rope, but the term is also used to describe a hitch (which is used to secure a rope to another object), and a bend which is used to tie two ropes together. Just like sailing, knotting has its own terminology. The running end of the rope is the part used in making the knot. The standing part is not used in forming the knot (it is the part under strain). The bight is the bend in the rope between the two ends. Here are the SIX BASIC KNOTS that every sailor should know how to tie:Overhand or thumb knotSquare KnotFigure EightBowlineClove hitchDouble Half Hitch Get Knotted! For additional instructions on how to tie these knots, visit this site which provides an animation for each knot. It's a very effective way to learn; provided by a Scout Group in East Sussex, UK. comminfo.rutgers.edu Archive All Download Newest