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Sailing Season Tips Home | Knots & Rope Care   Boat Anchoring Secrets - Is Your Anchor Line Ready for Anchoring? November 24, 2011 ~ Are you sure that your boat anchor will feed over the bow without kinks or knots? Has it been "coiled down" so that it does? Learn these vital, little-known secrets of anchoring seamanship. . . . keep reading Sailing Knot Secrets - Tie the Cleat Hitch the Right Way! November 1, 2011 ~ Of all sailing knots, the cleat hitch gets tied the wrong way most often. And that can put your crew in harm's way in the blink of an eye! Learn the secrets the pros use . . . keep reading How to Tie a Sailing Knot that's Stronger than a Bowline! October 25, 2011 ~ Did you realize that anytime you tie a sailing knot into a piece of line, the line loses strength? But there's one little-known sailing knot you can learn to tie that's strong, easy to tie, and causes less loss of strength than most other knots. . . . keep reading Sailing Knots You Need to Know - The Super Reliable Double-Becket Bend Oct 13, 2011 ~ How many times have you needed a longer line for docking your boat at a pier or a slip? Learn to tie this super sailing knot in just seconds! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Tie the Clove Hitch in 10 Seconds or Less! Did you know that the clove hitch is the only marine knot used to start more than half a dozen other knots? Watch this video to learn the secrets of one of the sailing world's most common marine knots in less than 10 seconds! . . . keep reading Three Sailing Knots Tips for Sailing Safety! Use the wrong knot when you go sailing and it could slip or untie itself. That could turn your sailing experience into a nightmare instead of a joy. These three super efficient, little-known sailing knot secrets are just what you need for sailing safety! . . . keep reading Marine Knots Secrets - How to Make a Whipping in 60 Seconds! With prices of marine rope soaring, you will want to protect the bitter end of all of your lines. Did you know that burned or melted ends could cause more problems? Boost your marine knots knowledge with this fast, easy whipping that you can make in less than 60 seconds! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Tie the Strongest Sailing Stopper Knot If you are anything like me, you've had the figure-eight marine knot shake out of the end of your Genoa sheets. Your Genoa sheets then whip through the blocks--and flail about like two crazed snakes. Stop this fast with this easy-to-tie sailing stopper knot! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Tie the Rolling Hitch Knot Could you name the most underused sailing knot in existence? It can keep you safe at the masthead, help remove jammed turns on a winch, or keep fenders from slipping. Watch this insider's video to learn how to tie it now . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Tie the Piling Bowline Knot Did you realize that there are over 200 different types of marine knots that go by the name bowline. But a mere handful make the list as the ones you need to know on any sailboat in the world. Watch this video to learn this vital one! . . . keep reading Sailing Rope Secrets - Add Years of Life to Your Marine Rope Do you know the single most important step you can take to add up to 50% more life to any sailing rope? Or that a common household item can guard your mooring . . . keep reading Sailing Offshore Part III - Five Marine Knots that Solve Sailing Problems Fast! Jammed again! You were grinding on the Genoa sheet after tacking. Now those turns are frozen onto the winch like a stubborn barnacle! What's the single most effective sailing knot to use right now? Read on to learn the five most common sailing knots and how to use them . . . keep reading These Seven Marine Knots Tips Will Save You Money! Have you checked out the prices of marine ropes lately? At 32 cents to over $2 a foot, you'll want to make every effort to keep your halyards, sheets, anchor, and dock lines in tip-top shape. . . . keep reading Three Marine Knots Sailing Tips to Make Sailing Safer and Easier Use the wrong knot when you go sailing and it could slip or untie itself. That could turn your sailing experience into a nightmare instead of a joy. These three super efficient, little-known marine knot secrets are just what you need for sailing safety! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Tie the Powerful Anchor Hitch! How would you like to be able to tie one of the strongest, most secure--yet underused hitches? One that will hold even when subjected to shock loads when anchored? Watch this video to learn the secrets of one of the world's best marine knots. . . . keep reading Marine Knots Secrets - Seven Sailing Knots You Need to Know! Did you know that most great marine knots start with an overhand loop, a turn, or a round turn? Or that one of the world's least known, but most secure knots has made a remarkable comeback with cruising and racing sailors? Learn the secrets of these seven super-knots and take your skipper-skills to the next level! . . . keep reading More Headlines HOME | Contact Captain John | Help | My 100% Guarantee | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use © 2012 SkipperTips.com All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission prohibited.