Video Tutorial – Knots

Below is a collection of videos intended to help students learn important sailing knots. Learning these knots before leaving the dock will help sailors equip themselves with the skills needed to manage lines appropriately around the docks and at sea.

Bowline

Bowline

Clove Hitch

Clove Hitch

Cleat Hitch

Everything you’ll every need to know about tying a line to a cleat.

Figure 8 Knot (a stopper knot)

Figure 8 Knot

Reef Knot

Reef Knot (also known as a Square Knot)

Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

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