Reef Knot
Reefer
Midshipman. Their duty at sail-making station was supervising on the yards.
reef knot - Also known as the square knot. This knot is an unreliable knot used to loosely tie lines around the bundles of sail that are not in use after reefing.
reef knot - Square knot; knot used to tie in a reef.
reef pendant (called also "reef earing") - A short and strong rope (with a Matthew Walker knot in one end).
Reef knot. A simple knot that can slip. Often used on sailboats when reefing.
Square Rigged
A sailboat having square sails hung across the mast.
REEF KNOT
It is always used to tie the reef points of a sail. First make an overhand knot and then pass the ends so that they take the same lay as the crossed parts of the overhand knot.
of rock or coral lying at, near, or beneath the surface of the water reef band A band of stout canvas with reef points in it and earings at both ends that is sewed across the sail reef cringle A metal eye in a sail for reefing reef knot ...
Square Knot (also known as Reef Knot): The most common way to bind together two ends of rope to enclose an object. It can also be used to tie together two lines of equal size, but is known to slip if used on ropes of unequal diameter.
SQUARE KNOT: A knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot.
SQUARE - RIGGER: Large ships dating back to the 17th century typically with three masts carrying rectangular sails mounted on horizontal beems called yards.
A knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot.
Standing Part
That part of a line which is made fast. The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
Lower the main halliard a bit, and secure the reef points under the boom using of course, Reef Knots! (a). Don't pull them so tight that they can't slide along the boom.
Also called a reef knot.
Standing Part - That part of a line which is made fast.The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
The Square/Reef Knot All kinds of purposes: To tie something down or for tying to lines together. Lines must be roughly the same size (thickness).
The excess sail material may be secured to the foot with light lines (reef points). A flattening reef is a very small reef taken to flatten the bottom part of the sail. To shake out a reef is to take it out. A reef knot is a square knot.
Also called a reef knot. stanchion: an upright metal pole, bolted to the deck, and used to support permanent fixtures such as life lines. standing part: the inactive part of a line often near the midsection.
 See also: Boat, Block, Knot, Point, Running
  
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