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We've been having the bathroom in our condo redone, and what we expected would be two nights aboard Intention has turned into almost two weeks. WE ARE THRILLED!! We are learning what it's like to ACTUALLY live aboard our amazing boat, and do that we are really impressed! We were getting low on diesel and our holding tank was probably about two-thirds full, so we motored over to Van Isle Marina to fuel up and pump out. As we were leaving Tsehum Harbour, the Sun was shining and there was around 10 knots of wind. OF COURSE we went sailing!!

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Bowline Knot is the most useful and most popular knot in the world of sailing – it is easy to tie, but also to untie. It is, however, extremely firm and secure. Watch more How to tie videos: https://www.sailingeurope.com/blog/sailing-knots Learn how to tie a Bowline Knot: Step1: Form a loop Form a loop by simply crossing the two sides of the line. Step 2: Line through the rope At this point, you should have two ends – a free and a standing one. As you’ve made the loop, bring the free end of the line through the rope (as some like to say – the rabbit comes out of the hole). Step 3: Wrap it Wrap it around the standing end and bring it back through the loop (the rabbit goes around the tree and then back into the hole). Step 4: Tighten Tighten the knot by pulling both ends.

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oft shackles are fast becoming more popular than traditional metal shackles making tying the a skill that every sailor should know. If you have put off learning how to make them due to the complicated knots and splices which are often required to create them, then follow this link for the full tutorial. https://youtu.be/hXG17Q__6aY The team at Bottom Up Boats have created the ultimate soft shackle video, demonstrating three soft shackles and four ways to secure them using the simplest of sailing knots that most sailors already know how to tie. With in minutes you will be able to create hundreds of soft shackles in seconds like we do in the video. While we still prefer to make the version which do require some simple splicing due to the extra strength and they give you can not go past this video to learn how to make them in seconds. We will tech you how to turn a meter of any rope into a shackle that has 100's of use case in less than 10 second. This is the new must have skill for anyone how sails, allowing you to create spare parts on the fly. Once you have mastered the soft shackles in this video we do recommend you learn the upgraded version that require some splicing and advance knot tying skills. While is is more complicated than the simple options you now know it is well worth learn all the varieties, it is easier than you think !!! The following soft shackle play list has all the video you require to be rigging like a pro :- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMoCfFBA9IMXC6P0b6Ql8822sZnthEYfk The team at Bottom Up Boats hope you enjoyed our soft shackle video, if you have made it this far please be sure to like and share the video before subscribing to our channel so you get notified of all of our content as soon as it is released.

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