This book is part of a series which aims to provide clear information on all the essential areas of owning and sailing a boat. With emphasis firmly on the practical and illustrated with detailed photographs and diagrams, the series should prove to be of use to the novice sailor. Many step-by-step sequences are used in this book to explain clearly how to tie a range of essential knots including the bowline, anchor bend and clove hitch. Other topics include knot terminology, materials and construction, whipping, seizing and splicing, decorative knotting and rope maintenance.