Knots

Saturday I went to the Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) to take the Basic Knots class. Our teacher for the day was Dennis of The Knotted Line. I (re-) learned the bowline, clove hitch, reef knot, sheet bend, constrictor knot and zeppelin knot. The zeppelin knot was the only one that was completely new to me. I knew the constrictor knot but didn’t know it’s name until the class. At the end of the class Dennis showed us the flying bowline. I’m not nearly as quick as Dennis but I was able to tie it pretty well before we left.

After the class I wandered around the CWB a bit to look at all the boats and activities. The Arthur Foss was open so I went aboard to look and see how the restoration work had progressed since I spent a night aboard last September. I was caught up talking with the docent about things when I mentioned wanting to learn how to sail but not having the money for the classes. She then told me that by volunteering at the CWB you earn time for sailing. For every three hours of volunteer time you earn one hour of sailing time.

Really… Guess who filled out a volunteer information form before leaving…