Knots & Splices - 2nd Edition

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Since 1953, hundreds of thousands of boaters around the world have relied on Knots & Splices as their guide for working with rope. In this new edition you will find:

• Coverage of the most useful knots, bends, hitches, loops, whippings, seizings, and much more
• Step-by-step instructions illustrated by superb full color photographs
• Information on how to use modern materials, including high-tech synthetic ropes

Table of Contents

• Foreword to the 2nd Edition
• Glossary
• Basic Knots
• Bends
• Loops
• Hitches and Similar Knots
• Belaying or Cleating
• Whipping
• Seizing
• End or Stopper Knots
• Turk's Head
• To Weight a Heaving Line
• A Selection of Useful Knots
• Splicing

About the Editor

Colin Jarman has been a sailing writer and photographer for 35 years and is also an author. Colin gained his early knowledge of knots and ropework from Knots & Splices when learning to sail nearly 50 years ago.

Knots & Splices - 2nd Edition