With simple step-by-step instructions, this book offers 20 of the most useful knots and rope handling techniques that anyone will need aboard. In addition to the bowline, reef knot, sheet bend and clove hitch, the authors also show how to coil halyards, heave lines ashore, coil sheets for stowage, undo winch overrides and handle mooring lines.

"Its illustrations on how the knots are tied are among the best I have seen." Mariner's Log With nearly 300 superb photographs illustrating the "ins and outs" of the 20 most useful nautical knots and splices, this reissue of the critically acclaimed Nautical Knots Illustrated will transform any beginner into a boater who knows the ropes. Each knot or splice is presented on two facing pages, and an illustrated glossary and quick-glance overview of common linehandling commands are also included.

This well-illustrated treasury of practical and ornamental knots ranges from simple-to-make squares, reefs, half-hitches, and bow-lines, to intricate rope-work projects, such as single and tucked crowns, rope buckles, and cask slings. Detailed instructions accompany the 148 drawings, which show how each knot, tie, or splice is formed, as well as its appearance when complete. Author A. Hyatt Verrill was an adventurer, inventor, and editor of the popular early-twentieth-century magazine American Boy. His clear directions explain all manner of rope work: -Simple knots and bends -Ties and hitches -Nooses, loops, and mooring knots -Shortenings, grommets, and selvagees -Lashings, seizing, splices -Fancy knots and more This practical guide offers scouts, sailors, and campers a perfect instructional manual and a handy resource.