Know Your Knots: Bowline Knot [The Most Essential Knot for Boaters!] | BoatUS

BoatUS Magazine associate editor Mark Corke shows you how to make what he calls the most essential of boating knots: the bowline knot. A bowline knot is great for many things including joining two ropes or lines as well as creating a temporary loop in the end of a line. One benefit of a using a bowline knot is that you can always untie it easily, even after it's been pulled tight. When it comes to how to tie a bowline knot, you may have heard the old adage about the rabbit coming up through the hole, around the tree, and back down through the hole. There's no rabbits up Mark's sleeve--just a solid, no-nonsense tutorial. Read more about simple boater's knots--including the bowline--at https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2012/august/boat-knots Curious about the science behind knots? https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2020/january/untangling-knot-theory 🚩Enjoy this video? Become a BoatUS Member today to get 25+ valuable benefits including a subscription to award-winning BoatUS Magazine! https://boat.us/e/sy-join 🚩Visit the BoatUS Magazine website: https://www.boatus.com/Expert-Advice. BoatUS is the nation’s largest association of recreational boaters with more than half a million Members. We provide a diverse offering of services including marine insurance, on-the-water towing provided by TowBoatUS, the nation’s largest fleet, plus boat financing, graphics and lettering, representation for boaters on Capitol Hill, the award-winning BoatUS Magazine and much more. For more than 50 years, BoatUS has made boating safer, more affordable and more accessible. 🚩Download the BoatUS App today to access NOAA marine weather, tides, exclusive Member discounts, and your BoatUS account. Assistance on the water has never been easier with TowBoatUS CONNECT in the BoatUS App — the fastest way to get a tow! https://boat.us/sy-app 🚩Connect with us: https://Facebook.com/BoatUS https://Twitter.com/BoatUS https://Instagram.com/BoatUS https://Pinterest.com/BoatUS https://linkedin.com/company/boatus #boatus #knots #bowline