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A Figure 8 Knot is also known as stopper knot or Flemish knot, it is very popular not only in sailing, but also in rock climbing and caving. The main purpose of a Figure 8 Knot is to stop the line from running and sliding out of sight. Watch more How to tie videos: https://www.sailingeurope.com/blog/sailing-knots Learn how to tie a Figure 8 Knot. Step 1: Form a Q shape Form a loop by crossing the two sides of a line. Step 2: Twist top around At this point you should have two ends – a free and a standing one bring the free end under the standing one. Step 3: Bring end into the loop Bring it over and into the loop, forming a number eight. Step 4: Tighten Tighten the two ends.

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When it rains so heavy you can barely see your bow ⛈️ that’s not the moment you want your AIS alarm beeping 🚨 While AIS is rather precise, we do not want to rely on it 100% when passing a boat only 0.2nm away. After 15 minutes of searching in the rain, you can imagine our relieve when we saw the container ship popping up between the clouds ☁️ and their heading was already passing behind us 🗺️ day 17 sailing from Chile to Panama 🗺️ sailed: 2.045 nm 🌎 to destination: 155 nm 🌬️ avg. on day: 14 kts ⛵️ avg. on day: 5,2 kts ☸️ steering wire still holding 💪 Stay Salty, Greta and Michael on Zambezi ps: in our link in bio you can find the Ocean Crossing Bundle which includes everything you need to know for offshore sailing ⛵️ #offshoresailing #sailing #catamaran #sailinglife #sailingadventure #oceansailing

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From here, it’s open water, planning, and trust in the boat. The crossing is coming. 🎙 More clips here: 👉 https://saltyabandon.com/saltypodcastplaylist #SaltyAbandon #SaltyPodcast #Sailing #BahamasBound #SailLife

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