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One of the best. Animated diagrams of knots tying themselves. Basic knots plus timber hitch, sheepshank, sheet bends, rolling hitch, and others.
[42nd Brighton Scout Group, East Sussex, UK]
Well-illustrated six-step instructions for splicing chain to laid rope.
[Mike Quill Yacht Rigging Ltd., St. Catharines, ON, Canada]
Short but succinct review of sailing skills, including nomenclature, sail airfoil theory, sail trim, buoyage, wind shifts, reefing, right of way rules, crew overboard procedures, and knots.
[San Francisco Bay Sailing and Cruising Site, USA]
Well-illustrated step-by-step directions for eye splicing, back splicing, and whipping braided line.
[Yale Cordage, Saco, ME, USA]
Over forty knots including some decorative ones, plus information and links for the knot and marlinspike enthusiast.
[E.R. Prins, Delft, the Netherlands]
A ropemaker′s how-to for all kinds of splices in all kinds or rope. Good step-by-step photos.
[New England Ropes, Fall River, MA, USA]
Watch knots tie themselves, stopping the animation at any point.
[Alan Grogono, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA]
Small on-line mailing list on spars, rigs, rigging, and tuning questions. You can search the archives by subject.
[Brion Toss Yacht Riggers, Port Townsend, WA, USA]
Use the bowline only when you tie a loop that you will have to untie soon. The author recommends two more secure knots for longer-term use. Diagrams.
[SailNet, 24 November 2001]
An eyesplice to a chain link cuts the rope′s strength in half at that point. Better to splice the chain and rope, using this well-illustrated step-by-step instructions.
[Blue Moment, USA]
Cleats, Clutches and other hardware
Tying to a cleat is a knot - and tied improperly it is a problem.
Jerome Fitzgerald
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