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ThePortuguesebowlineis

usedbyPortuguesesailorsfor

tyingtheanchor.Itisalso

knownasthecaulkner's

bowlineandisusedto

supporta manwhohasto

workfroma suspended

position.Inthiscase,thefirst

looppassesaroundtheman's

back;thenhavingadjusted

thetwoloops.hecansiton

thesecond.ThePortuguese

bowlineisusefulfor

reinforcingtheholdonan

object.particularlyifitis

heavy.Itcanbeformedwith

twoormoreloops,themore

loopsthestrongertheknot.

Method
Forma turnonthestanding
partoftheloopwiththe
castingmethoddescribedon
page 72 (1).Passtheend
behindthestandingpartand
forma secondloop(2).Insert
theendintotheturn(3);then
passtheendbehindthe
standingpartagainandinsert
it backintotheturn(4).To
tightentheknot,takeholdof
theend,andthetwoloops
withthelefthandandpullthe
standingpartwiththeright
hand(5).