Marlinespike - Hitches - Anchorbend (aka Fisherman's Bend)
For securing a line to an anchor or buoy. |
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Pass the working end of the line through a ring from front to back to form a round turn. Bring the working end down and behind the standing part. Bring it over the standing part and through the round turn to form a half-hitch around the standing part.
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Bring the working end down and behind the standing part. |
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Then bring the working end over the front of the standing part and under itself to form another half-hitch. |
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Tighten the knot by pulling on the working end and the standing part. |
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To make it more secure, or to form a more permanent hitch, the short working end can be seized to the standing part.
Seizing is a method of binding two pieces of rope side by side. |