Synopses & Reviews
The third edition of
The Essential Knot Book covers all the knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices a mariner needs to know--and now they're shown in use and in full color! Modern high-tech rope materials and construction--including Dyneema, Spectra, and Vectran--as well as Dacron, nylon, and the other now "traditional" standards, are included.
"The book is just what it claims to be, the essentials. Just what you need to know, all done up in a neat handy package ready to put on board."--Sailing
"With good photographs showing each knot in actual use, clear line drawings showing step-by-step tying methods, plus large type, this small book is an excellent and surprisingly complete guide. It covers about two dozen knots that will take care of every need we have encountered in our sailing life."--SAIL
"The Essential Knot Book is the first book you should reach for right after you learn to throw a clockwise turn and hitch onto a cleat. . . . This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every serious sailor."--Sailor's Gazette
"With large print and exceptionally clear drawings and photos, this small paperback lives up to its title. It cover the making and use of 27 knots, four whippings, and 12 splices--all the average boater will ever need."--Soundings
Synopsis
With more than 100,000 copies sold,
The Essential Knot Book is the most successful nautical knot book ever published. Now in full color for the first time, this deluxe twentieth anniversary edition retains the same low price as the previous edition. Special features include:
- All of the knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices a boater needs to know
- How-to-tie drawings and instructions for each
- Multiple photos of each knot in use on boats
Synopsis
With more than 100,000 copies sold, The Essential Knot Book is the most successful nautical knot book ever published. Now in full color for the first time, this deluxe twentieth anniversary edition retains the same low price as the previous edition. Special features include:
- All of the knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices a boater needs to know
- How-to-tie drawings and instructions for each
- Multiple photos of each knot in use on boats
About the Author
Colin Jarman (England) is an experienced sailor and is the features editor of
Yachting Monthly, a British sailing magazine. Illustrator
Bill Beavis (England) a former merchant navy officer, was assistant editor of Yachting Monthly. 118 color photos and illustrations .
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Some Rope Terms Explained
1 Knots, Bends, and Hitches
Reef Knot
Slipped Reef Knot
Figure of Eight
Bowline
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Fisherman's or Anchor Bend
Clove Hitch
Lighterman's Hitch
Sheet Bend or Becket Bend
Double Sheet or Becket Bend
Rolling Hitch on Rope
Rolling Hitch About A Spar
Figure of Eight Loop
Constrictor Knot
Surgeon's Knot
Carrick Bend
Sheepshank
Marling Hitch
Waggoner's or Trucker's Hitch
Buntline Fisherman's Bend
Spar Hitch
Sliding Figures of Eight
Stopper Knot
Bowline on the Bight
Spanish Bowline
Jury or Masthead Knot
Hunter's Bend
Coiling Hitches
2 Whippings
Common Whipping
West Country Whipping
Needle and Palm Whipping
Sailmaker's Whipping
Alternatives to Whipping
3 Splicing
Short Splice
Three Strand Eye Splice
Multiplait Eye Splice
Stitch and Whip Eye in Plaited Rope
Laid Core Eye Splice
Braid on Braid Eye Splice
High Tech, Low Stretch
Flemish Wire Eye Splice
Multiplait to Chain Splice
Index