Competent Crew Quiz · Knots

What is this knot called?

• Clove hitch
• Bowline
• Sheet bend
• Figure of eight

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Clove hitch. A clove hitch is a quick way to tie a line to a rail or post, for example a fender to a guardrail. It can slip, so do not rely on it alone.

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Knot drawings from Wikimedia Commons: bowline by Hella, adapted by Tescobar (CC BY-SA 3.0); figure of eight, reef knot, sheet bend and rolling hitch by Lucasbosch (CC BY-SA 3.0); round turn and two half hitches by Stephan Brunker (CC BY-SA 3.0); clove hitch by Sawims (public domain). All other pictures are SailChecker's own.