. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. alwaysused to tie the reef pointsof a sail. First make anoverhand knot and thenpass the ends so that they take the samelay as the crossed parts of the overhandknot. If passed the other way, the knotwill form what sailors call a granny,which will slip when it is subjected toa strain. Bowline Knot—Take the end(i) of the rope in the righthand and the standing part(2) in the left hand. Lay theend over - the standing partand turn the left wrist so thatthe standing part forms aloop (4) enclosing the lead the end back of the standingpart and above the
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. alwaysused to tie the reef pointsof a sail. First make anoverhand knot and thenpass the ends so that they take the samelay as the crossed parts of the overhandknot. If passed the other way, the knotwill form what sailors call a granny,which will slip when it is subjected toa strain. Bowline Knot—Take the end(i) of the rope in the righthand and the standing part(2) in the left hand. Lay theend over - the standing partand turn the left wrist so thatthe standing part forms aloop (4) enclosing the lead the end back of the standingpart and above the loop, and bring theend down through the loop as is a very useful knot. Running Bowline—It is madeby passing the end of a roperound its standing part andforming a botvline as inFig. 8. Bowline on a Bight — Tomake it, double the rope andtake the doubled end (i) inthe right hand, the standingpart (2) of the rope in theleft hand. Lay the end overthe standing part, and byturning the left wrist forma loop (3) having the end.
Size: 1003px × 2491px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectsailing, bookyear1903
