Knot clinic at Potter Yachter/Woodward this Weekend

JBlumhorst@aol.com
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 21:53:14 EDT


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi Potter Yachters,

I'm thinking of leading a knot clinic this weekend at Woodard. How many
would be interested in learning a few important knots?

PLEASE LET ME KNOW ***TODAY*** IF YOU'RE INTERESTED SO I CAN MAKE COPIES OF
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERYONE.

We'll be using Brion Toss' book _the Riggers Apprentice_ as our guide. I'm
certainly no expert, and there are folks who know alot more about knots than
I do, but I have used these knots on occasion and found them wonderfully
handy.

Please bring two pieces of light weight rope (1/4"-3/8") about three feet
long.

We can practice all or just some of the following knots. Whatever people
want.

- 2 or 3 Bowlines - The King of Knots. Regular and enhanced (for slippery
lines) In an emergency, you can replace a broken shroud/stay with $10 worth
of Spectra line and this knot. One especially for slippery lines or shock
cord/bungee cords. Great for making those cockpit shades out of PVC plumbing
that Potter-people are so fond of making <g>

- 2 Bends - used for tying two separate lines together. Good for towing.
Won't come loose no matter how much you tug on them. More secure than a
"square knot".

- 2 Hitches - If a bowline is the King, the hitch is the Queen. Anchor
hitch, rolling hitch and riggers hitch for extra security or slippery
synthetic lines.

- Single and double constrictor - works like a hose clamp. Good for
emergencies (cracked, delaminating tiller) and whipping the ends of cut rope.

- 2 Stoppers -- easily tied alternatives to the familiar "figure 8" - but
these knots don't shake out by themselves if the line is whipping around in
the wind.

Best regards,
Judy B.

Judith Blumhorst, DC
P19 Fleet Cap'n, Potters Yachters
1985 WWP19 #266 Redwing, Force 5 #7951 and #1333,
And a pile of windsurfing gear.
Sailing on SF Bay, CA
(5-35 knot winds, 2-4' chop, 2-6' swells, and currents up to 6 knots)
Visit Judy B's West Wight Potter Pages
(http://members.aol.com/jblumhorst/HomePage/index.htm)
and The Official Web Site of the Potters Yachters
(http://songbird.com/potter_yachter/)