Hunter S. Thompson

I am not a yachting person, by nature, but I have just enough experience on the sea under sail to feel a certain nostalgia for it when I see a big white racing yacht heeled over at cruising speed on the ocean, and I can still tie a mean bowline knot on just about anything in less than 10 seconds.

American Journalist

Essential for sailors to learn for safety and effective sail management.

Sailing Essential

Creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope that won't slip or bind.

Non-Slipping Loop

Useful in rescue situations to secure a person without tightening.

Emergency Use

Used to change the sail's position for better wind capture.

Sail Adjustment

Refers specifically to ropes that run towards the front or bow of the ship.

Forward Rope

Among the key ropes on a ship used for major functions like navigating.

Main Ropes Category

 And, he and I had worked at a summer camp for years together and we had always taught the kids, "Oh, this is how you do this cool trick knot, a one-handed bowline, and if you ever fall off a cliff, - with one hand on the rope... - it'll save your life." And so that was how we got kids to get excited about it.

Risk Takers: Extreme...

 we're definitely going ahead with an import of help on September the 15th just kind of bring a bowline and two young females so that's pretty exciting the rewilding will happen here no doubt

Bowline

Sailing Essential

Non-Slipping Loop

Emergency Use

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