Knots & Lines
The Rolling Hitch and the Art of Friction
Per Lindgren teaches the rolling hitch to a class of four amateur sailors in Karlskrona and watches three of them fail it in the same way.
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Knots & Lines
Fenders and the Lines That Hold Them
Niamh O'Halloran walks a Galway marina in late spring and counts forty-three fenders hanging from boats. Twelve of them are tied to fail.
Knots & Lines
The Bowline as a Household Tool
Per Lindgren keeps a length of nine-millimetre polyester in the drawer beside the bread knife. The knot he ties most often is not at sea.