Knots Made Easy : Bowline

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One of the most beautiful and useful sailing knots is the bowline, (pronounced “BO’lin”). The bowline forms a temporary eye, or loop, in the end of a line and is commonly used to attach a jib sheet to the clew of the jib.

This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a bowline knot.

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