Great Sailing Knots (Sailing Virgins) Ep.02

[@theVoid524]

Wow, I've never seen a bowline and sheet bend tied that way before. I practiced that for a couple hours and it's crazy how fast and simple it is.

[@thomaswilson4830]

love your second bowline method 47 years of sailing and your taught me a neat trick Thanks

[@xnyrage]

That rolling hitch use example was great. Well done. Yeah!!!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Haha, the jingles are the best :)

[@igorfrancetic3]

That bowline v2 is magic!

[@goodq]

That bowline v2 is mighty sexy. This video has become by best friend in our current quarantine world

[@SailingVirgins]

goodq that's great to hear!

[@chipmctavish8219]

Great channel - love fast bowline - will show that off in the cold North Sea - when needed!!! Take care, have fun.

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Chip!

[@Liamg369]

Watched this video a while back, The rolling hitch to a second winch got me out of trouble and saved my bacon while I was skippering my first charter yacht in Greece this summer. Cheers! Also, The sheep bend explanation helped a lot and I love the V2 bowline, I taught all my crew.

[@Freeegad]

Notes - probably most important part of sailing. And you are real professors in that!

[@kevinthreader5477]

definitely worth watching 10X ;)

[@SailingCorina]

The special forces bowline is awesome and I am going ro perfect that! Looks impressive!

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Corina! Yes we love it.

[@edchamberlain1879]

Such a great video - I really appreciate it. I keep coming back to it to refresh my memory! Great explanations and practical demonstrations.

[@brian_o_hanrahanran]

It’s all very well seeing it in a book, but the rolling hitch illustrated in action: 1st class stuff. Thank you!

[@ilonaoles]

Great vodeo.really like the way of tying the bowline! Super quick and easy.

[@DeltaAlphaNovember27]

I really like this beginner guide - I have never sailed but really want to and some of the stuff in the first two episodes has already been more practical than the plethora of sailing videos/channels I have watched. Keep it coming!

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks! We will put out a new episode every two weeks. :)

[@grimyjersey6499]

Awesome video.

[@timwright4676]

You guys are great. Yeah!!! 🤣

[@ROBBANKS666666]

Great channel!

[@maceyrob]

Just to say, this has changed my life 😂😂 within 30 minutes of watching and practicing these methods I’ve flipping nailed the bowline and sheath knots in under 5 seconds and with my eyes closed. Can’t wait for you guys to get back on the video’s, off on my first charter next month with my family and stuff like this is invaluable. Nailing it guys 💪

[@SailingVirgins]

Keep an eye out 👀 We will be back soon!

[@scarletbegonias2359]

Thanx, fellas, yeah...

[@cathyat]

Awesome thank you

[@tanguerochas]

I teach knot tying for the Hoofer Sailing Club in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This is the best video on sailing knots I've seen! I will be adding it to the list I give out to my students with a great review. Bowline - my two favorite methods. I teach the first as the "Sailor Method" and the second as the "Jedi Method" or the "Slipknot" method. I prefer a Carrick Bend to the sheetbend because it is less likely to come apart when not under load. Thank you.

[@SailingVirgins]

tanguerochas nice one!

[@jmoschella]

Love the v2 bowline. The "normal" way never made any sense to me but this one nails it.

[@p.a.ch.3861]

Good advices

[@darrenparsons8131]

Great Job Guys - I will have to practice them in the Cold Canadian Winter - or come to the BVIs and you can show me again in person!

[@ROBBANKS666666]

Awesomeness!

[@gregorytoews8316]

Great explanations guys; and very helpful to include relevant applications, and weaknesses of incorrect knotting. Consider teaching the zeppelin bend. It's possibly the most secure way of joining two lines of equal size, along with being easy to undo after load. It's balanced, symmetrical design spreads the internal loads over multiple contact areas. And, it's pretty and easy. 😉

[@jonny-dn]

Loved the US special forces bowline! The version of the rolling hitch you showed is actually called a Magnus hitch. For a rolling hitch the final turn would be opposite rotation to what you showed. From what I know, they both have equal holding power.

[@327365hp]

James that bowline trick is slick! 2:00

[@pirateradio8336]

first time to see the fast bowline way thankyou guys

[@ScorpionRegent]

Sailing Virgins - You chose a good collection of knots. I have always used the Half Hitch through and around a bight method of tying a Sheet Bend. I have never seen anyone tie a Sheet Bend Bowline style. It may be unorthodox, but it works and that's what's important. I was surprised that James didn't use the half hitch method of tying a sheet bend into the loop of the bowline in black line and then undo the bowline afterwards. I agree that a Bowline tied through the loop of a Bowline on a mooring is for losers. You might like the Bowline Bend where each line Sheet Bends to the other so two knots have to fail instead of one. Cheers!

[@paterson00]

That was great. I know nearly all of those knots but the methods of tying them are quicker and easier your ways especially that sheet bend via the Bowline style, great.. Good vid and fun to watch. Good combo.

[@williamfreeman2146]

Great info and techniques!

[@tonybase7887]

Very good

[@thomaswilson4830]

The US special forces bowline was a hit with all my fellow students on my instructor course and with the chief instructor. Has become my go to method. Easy quick , left hand - right hand . You might be able to do this one in your sleep! Fantastic😄

[@SailingVirgins]

Thanks Thomas! Great to hear.

[@R33F3RMONSTER]

Great tips! Helped speed me up a lot!

[@sherrycoady2491]

Going to make my crew aboard the Gallivant watch this great job guys

[@SailingVirgins]

Great thanks for the love Sherry!

[@symiametoo2892]

Lovely channel from you guys Cheers

[@bretstret1691]

You guys are awesome keep up the great work

[@alexsrank]

The US special forces bowline is beyond cool!:) Keep it up guys I think you do the best sailing videos - heavy wind next?

[@SailingVirgins]

Yes good idea Alex, thanks! Will put it in the list.

[@ushi120]

Bowline on bowline Bullshit? :-)) I'm totally agree with you. Great video, thx

[@SailingVirgins]

Pleasure!

[@LoydHaveMercy]

I wish I could post a photo of the paragraph I just read from, "the SmarterCharter CATAMARAN Guide: Caribbean". On page 160, the authors suggest tethering the dinghy from the stern using 2 docklines tied bowline to bowline (quote: "for extra strength"). Glad I happened upon this clip before I lost my dinghy this coming March. Great stuff guys. Fair winds.

[@SailingVirgins]

That's great to hear Scott! We're glad you saw our clip as well. :)

[@jamesb4861]

With the second bowline method you seem to pinch the two bits of rope together once you've gone through the pretzel in the first demo but not when you put it round the wheel? Must be thick here because I can't follow this at all...

[@CorySPB]

the transitions and singing are clutch mates!

[@narttt001]

That is the rolling hitch for attaching to a pole (ABOK#1734), not a line. You should be using ABOK#1735 which is for attaching to another line.. You need to lay the thinner line away from the winch, then wrap up the line with the loose end. The long end should be inside the coil with the fat line. The final loop/hitch should go under the pulling end. This causes the knot to kink the fat line out at an angle which binds to the fat line better. Give it a try and see how much faster it binds up and check out The Ashley Book of Knots (or Wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_hitch) for a better description. BTW, that fast bowline method is awesome!

[@roblowery3188]

What are your thoughts on using a double fisherman's knot to join two like-sized lines? Would anyone look down on me for using it instead of the single or double sheets bend?

[@SailingVirgins]

Ha we love your question Rob. The thing about the double fisherman is that it is so damn hard to untie, particularly if it has worked hard. The double sheet bend is both more efficient (- as far as we are aware: this needs verification) and certainly easier to untie. So the double sheet bend is in our opinion the clear winner here.

[@cnc75adventures49]

👍👍

[@3vimages471]

Hello sailor 👋 👋 👋

[@BrentMckendrick]

Is that Jack from slv?

[@SailingVirgins]

yes!

[@rory179]

Love the channel and the lessons, I recently bought a yacht and they help alot! Started my own channel strider gk29 too👍⛵

[@JV-qn4ok]

hi uncle James, It is Tommy.Your knots are good but your singing needs help what happened to all your choir practice and you need some trumpet. ill send you some for the jingles.

[@SailingVirgins]

Tommy yes we need another jingle. If you can record me a trumpet/trombone jingle with someone singing Sailing Virgins, we will put it in an episode. Can you do this?

[@JV-qn4ok]

Yep how do i send it

[@SailingVirgins]

James Vesper can you email it? Or upload it to Soundcloud and we can take it from there.

[@across_the_plane6800]

Figure 8 as a stopper? Sure... but more of a climbing knot, y’all are not giving it much respect. I mean at least tie an 8 around something, kinda pointless showing a knots side effects

[@cherylmcclorey85]

Cool vid, but what is with the segway noises?? Destroys your whole vid

[@SailingVirgins]

Hi Cheryl, we are not sure what you mean? We're shooting this on a boat, there is a bit of wind, that's about it? No segways near us! :)