The bowline is an ancient knot. It dates so far back historians can’t even pinpoint who tied it first, but what makes it so impressive is that it’s as important and useful today as it was to mariners, ...

Pity the double bowline--it's gotten a terrible rap.starting in 1989 when Lynn Hill took a 70-foot groundfall when her partly tied bowline pulled free of her harness. But, still, for decades thiis was ...

Learn how to tie the Spanish Bowline knot with an easy step-by-step method, plus a clear explanation of when to use it for secure, balanced loop applications. This knot is especially useful for rescue ...

This classic knot is useful in situations where you're connecting two pieces of rope. You can always add more pieces of rope, and this knot can be... This classic knot is useful in situations where ...

A variant of the handy bowline knot, the Spanish bowline allows for more than one object to be attached. The Spanish bowline is commonly used in the Navy for Search and Rescue applications. Chief ...

Tugboat bowlines, fisherman's knots, sheet bends. The best knots are named for their jobs on the ocean, but they have numerous, practical uses on land as well. Here's how to tie the versatile bowline ...

One of the most useful knots to know for a marine scientist and generally anyone around boats. The name derives its name from its often use in attaching a line from the bow of ship to the leech, i.e.

October 11, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The one DIY skill most of you don't have (according to last weekend's poll) is the ability to tie a bowline ...

Learn three different ways to tie a bowline, the King of Knots. We will show you how to tie a bowline knot diagram. The bowline (pronounced bo-lin) is the single most important knot for all outdoors ...