It’s actually not too hard, once you learn how. But that’s true of everything.
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It’s actually not too hard, once you learn how. But that’s true of everything.
I taught watersking my Freshman college summer. We eventually got good at doing this working at it every day when tying up the boats.
It's all Bos'un Mate 101. . . Probably started two days after the first historic cleat was mounted on a dock. It's not hard with braided line, twist line not so well behaved, but we're spoiled now.
The gif's depict day sailors, pitching line to snare a cleat was imperative when freeboard and gunwales were 20' above the dock.
I can see how they get the wrap but how do they get the hitch? Just flicking their wrist differently?
Ralph
Had to describe via text, but not much different than drawing a figure in the air, with just bare friction paying out line then clamping a bit to halt. A little flick creates the hitch, another settles it on the cleat.
80% of boat owners do it two handed and twist the hitch under; on a 30'er your fingers will just get sore if caught inside. A real vessel or something really pitching and/or rolling, you'll wind up with a nickname.
Stubby or stumpy comes to mindQuote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
And still can't tie a bowtie!