Clove Hitch

To tie a clove hitch, first pass the end ‘a’ around a spar, and cross it over ‘b’. Pass it around the spar again, and put it through the second bight (Fig. 1). This is a knot that is very useful and safe. For making a line fast to a bollard, the whole process can be quickly done by an expert by merely throwing two loops, placed rightly, over the top of the bollard, and pulling taut (Fig. 2).

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