The Knot Pack

Tim Davison is a highly experienced sailor, who spends much of his time racing dinghies and cruising the Mediterranean. Steve Judkins is a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. He is a professional sailing instructor and was formerly in the Royal Navy, serving on HMY Britannia.

Terms; Tools of the trade; Choosing a rope; TEN KNOTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW: Round turn & two half hitches, Clove hitch, Figure of eight, Reef knot, Bowline, Bowline on a bight, Sheet bend, Double sheet bend, Fisherman’s bend / Anchor hitch, Rolling hitch; OTHER USEFUL KNOTS: Carrick bend, Sheepshank, Constrictor knot, Buntline hitch, Surgeon’s knot, Alpine butterfly bend, Fisherman’s knot / Englishman’s knot, Cow hitch, Cow hitch round turn & Prusik knot, Timber hitch, Marlinespike hitch, Man harness knot / Artillery loop, Trucker’s hitch / Dolly knot, Marling hitches, Coiling a rope, Turk’s head; SPLICES & WHIPPING: Eye splice, Short splice, Eye in braid-on-braid rope, Eye in braid-on 3-strand rope, Common whipping, Sailmaker’s whipping, Heat sealing the end of a synthetic rope