Sailor’s hitch

1. Pass rope around the object twice making a cross.
2. Pass the working end over the main line and then around the object from the opposite direction under the previous loops.
3. Tighten.

Description

Sailor’s hitch is a secure, jam-proof hitch.

Use

Used as a secure, non-jamming way of tying rope to an object.
Can be used to attach a small rope to a larger one.

Releasing

Non-jamming

Security

It is a secure, jam-proof hitch.

Tying

1. Pass rope around the object twice making a cross.
2. Pass the working end over the main line.
3. And then around the object from the opposite direction under the previous loops.