This handy pocket guide contains all the most useful knots you’ll need whether on board or at the dockside. Each knot is broken down into clear step-by-step illustrations, with a photo of the finished knot and background information on its strengths, weaknesses, and when best to use it.
A perfect aide-memoire for experienced sailors, and the ideal learning tool for novices.
Including:
- Overhand knots and hitches
- Figure-of-eight knots
- Bowlines and bends
- Crossing knots
- Wrap and tuck knots
- Other useful knots for all situations
Jim Whippy is a former magazine editor and author of Sea Fishing, published by Adlard Coles Nautical. He also presents DVDs and is a selector for the England sea angling team.
Reeds Knot Handbook
15th July 2011
Price: £7.99
ISBN: 978 1 408 13945 5
128pp •pbk • 160x 100 mm
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