Module 2 - Ropework
Essential Knots
Active recall
Section 3 of 5
Which term means “fixed loop that doesn't slip (many uses)”?
A competent sailor needs a small set of reliable knots. The bowline creates a fixed loop that doesn't slip and is easy to untie — used constantly for attaching sheets to sails, mooring lines to rings, and many other purposes. The cleat hitch secures a rope to a cleat — the most common way to make fast on a yacht.
The round turn and two half hitches attaches a rope to a ring or post — simple, secure, and easy to undo. The figure-of-eight knot is a stopper knot tied at the end of a rope to prevent it running through a block or fairlead. The reef knot ties two ends of the same rope together (e.g., reefing a sail) but should NOT be used to join two different ropes.
Key points
- Bowline — fixed loop that doesn't slip (many uses)
- Cleat hitch — securing rope to a cleat
- Round turn and two half hitches — attaching to a ring or post
- Figure-of-eight — stopper knot at end of rope
- Reef knot — tying two ends of the SAME rope (not for joining two ropes)
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