How to Tie Marine Knots

Learn How to Tie Marine Knots for Boating!

Get Essential Knots for Boaters.

Rope Knots, sailing and boating go hand in hand. In fact most knots trace back to the early days of sail. For example, the Buntline Hitch was used to secure buntline to the foot of the sails on square-rigged ships. Mouse over a knot name in the list below to see a description of that knot.

If you don’t know how to tie boating knots like an experienced skipper, we don’t expect you to learn every single knot formed in boating history. There are literally hundreds of boat knots!