CLOVEHITCH
Tiedaroundapost
Theknotknowntosailorsas
theclovehitchisalsoknown
underothernamessuchas
thepegknotincampingand
theboatman'sknotin
climbing.Itisasafeknot
whichiseasytomakeandis
usedina varietyofsituations.
Sailorsuseitinsmall-or
medium-diameterropefor
mooring;itisusedon
climbingropeandbycampers
tosecuretentpoles.
Method
Makea counterclockwiseturn
aroundthepost.passingthe
endin frontofit (1).The
secondturnismadeby
passingtheendbackaround
thepostabovethefirstturn
withouttighteningit(2).
Thentucktheendthrough
thesecondturnwhichshould
crossoverthefirst(3).Draw
thehitchtautbypullingboth
ends(4).
SLIPPED
CLOVEHITCH
Thebightservestoundothe
knotquicklywhentheropeis
understrain(5).
DOUBLE
CLOVEHITCH
Tomakethisknotyouneed
onlymakeanextraturn
aroundthepost(6).