How to Tie a "Slippery-Line" Bowline Sailing Knot

Some high-tech sailing rope has a slick outer core. And that means a strong boat knot, like the bowline, could work free. Here's an easy way to make a bowline tied into slippery line safer and more secure. Follow these three steps for knot-tying success! Captain John with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website at https://www.skippertips.com and sign up for his highly popular Sailing Tip of the Week. Discover how you can gain instant access to hundreds of sailing articles, videos, FREE e-Books and much more!

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Some high-tech sailing rope has a slick outer core. And that means a strong boat knot, like the bowline, could work free. Here's an easy way to make a bowline tied into slippery line safer and more secure. Follow these three steps for knot-tying success! Captain John with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website at https://www.skippertips.com and sign up for his highly popular Sailing Tip of the Week. Discover how you can gain instant access to hundreds of sailing articles, videos, FREE e-Books and much more!

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Wilfred Darr
Wilfred Darr - 5 years ago
Excellent! Wasn't using anything fancy, just a regular jib sheet on a club topper uno: I got out on the water a little early on a windy Monday night (dinghy day at our club), was practicing and ended up capsized. As such lines were wet the rest of the night. Now some people say a bowline will never come undone, but it came undone 3 times that night, while racing (never been so frustrated in my life!). Even had a couple people check that I wasn't doing anything stupid! Everything was right, just that line wouldn't hold a knot once it got wet!

All that to say I'll definitely be using this knot next time out (this looks lighter than a full overhand safety which is what I've been resorting to, which is important on a jib tack: I'll still be using the overhand safety when I go up the mast!).
Captain John's Skipper Tips
Captain John's Skipper Tips - 5 years ago
Wilfred, thanks for your comments. You might also consider the lark's head for headsails when racing or cruising. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/6fk4nT3Clbk

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