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Knots

The handful of knots every crew member should tie without thinking, and what each is for.

Knots

Six knots every sailor should know (and when to use each)

Figure-eight, reef knot, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, cleat hitch and bowline — the six knots in the ASA 101 basic keelboat standard, what each is for, why it holds, how it fails, plus the sheet bend as a bonus.

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