VIDEO | All Tied Up: The Basic Boat Knots

If there’s one thing you need to learn before docking a boat of your own, it’s the three basic boat knots: the cleat hitch, the clove hitch and the bowline.

We all start somewhere, and if you’re doing this for the very first time, this video offers a breakdown of the basic knots plus a pro captain’s tips for memorizing the motions that make for a safe and secure connection.