Sailor's hitch

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The sailor's hitch is a secure, jam-proof hitch knot. A hitch knot is a type of knot that has the ability to fit to the size and shape of an object that it is being tied to.{{cite web|title=The Most Useful Rope Knots for the Average Person to Know|url=http://www.southee.com/Knots/Knots_Hitches.htm|publisher=Southee|access-date=24 March 2013}}

The sailor's hitch is similar in function and appearance to the swing hitch.

The sailor's hitch can be used in such a way that allows a smaller rope to be attached to a large rope. The smaller rope should be pulled to the left while the bight should go through the final tuck to form the final product of a sailor's hitch.

This knot can also serve the purpose of a cleat hitch.

There is another variation of the knot with several more turns that is called the gripping sailor's hitch.{{cite web|title=Sailor's Hitch|url=https://knots.neocities.org/sailorhitches.html|publisher=Notable Knot Index|access-date=24 March 2013}} The gripping sailor's hitch is commonly confused with the icicle hitch, but it has distinctions with the last tuck of the knot that allows them to be different.{{cite web|title=Sailor's GH, Icicle Hitch Confusion|url=http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=3434.0|publisher=International Guild of Knot Tyers Forum|access-date=24 March 2013}}

The sailor's knot is used in the following circumstances:

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• search and rescue
• mountaineering
• climbing
• boating
• horse and livestock
• camping
• scouting{{cite web|title=Sailors Hitch Useful knot|url=http://www.lovetheoutdoors.com/sports-knots/Boating/Sailors-Hitch.html|publisher=Advameg, Inc. lovetheoutdoors.com|access-date=24 March 2013}}

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