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The Zeppelin knot has to be one of the best knots to join two line of equal diameter together. Simple to tie the Zeppelin knot has limited reduction in breaking strain of the the rope while being super easy to untie even after heavy load has been applied to the knot. The characteristics above make the Zeppelin knot our to choice when joining to ropes together, making it better than the sheet bends and fisherman's knots. The 69 method of tying the Zeppelin knot is the easiest way to learn this knot, it does not matter if you are a sailor, climber, scout or just a knot enthusiast this is a knot that you need to know. We hope you enjoyed today's bottom up boats know knots shorts video where we demonstrated how to tie the Zeppelin knot. Thank for stopping by and supporting our channel.

Timing is everything when the left hand side of the beat is favoured. Black flag was up which created a bigger sag in the centre of the line. Timing the run to the pin allowed us to force the trailing boats into a down speed tack, a loose cover to windward and off to the top mark in a tight race. The team at bottom up boats hope you are enjoying the short clips from the 2025 racing season.