The hero knot everyone should know
The bowline might be your everyday knot, but it’s the rolling hitch that is your ‘get out of jail’ knot.
At the beginning of this year, we had a horror snap of our anchor bridle at 0300 in 67-knot winds when it was snowing. But the rolling hitch got us sorted with a temporary bridle until morning. And when we have that eventual winch overrun and the whole thing is jammed tight, it’s the rolling hitch that allows me to sort it quickly before we hit anything other than a wave. Or when that line has been routed under the lifelines and a sail is thrashing about beyond your reach, it’s the rolling hitch that will allow you to
