Figure Eight Knot
Category: Stopper knot
How to tie:
- Create a loop and add an extra twist of the loop.
- Push the working end through the extra twisted loop.
- Gently pull until tight.
This is a popular stopper knot seen in the end of most jib and main sheets. Use it also on any rope that passes through a block or fitting from which it must not escape.
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Now that’s the stopper knot we used in every one of our ASA sailing lessons…supposed to be easier to untie than the overhand.
Mike,
I am digging your knot of the week section.
Sad to admit this as a sailor but I only know 4 knots and find away to use one of them when ever I need to lash something down or tie off something.
Keep ’em coming.
Fair winds,
Jesse
Thanks Jesse, I appreciate it! This is going to help me a lot, too, in preparing myself for the future.
Mike