How to tie a bowline running knot with animated help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a bowline running knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying bowline running knots, thanks to this Marinews animated tutorial. You can learn by simply watching the knot tying animation at a moderate speed, or if need be, click on "learn by steps" to get step-by-step rope knot instructions for bowline running knots.

The running bowline is an extremely handy in situations where an object may require retrieving or pliable packages such as sacks of grain etc., need lifting. The running bowline requires constant pressure to remain secure. Climbers use it to retrieve fallen objects from places such crevasses as it can be lowered using a light control rope to help place the loop over an object, then by pulling on the standing end the running bowline will take hold of the object. It is also makes a good snare.

Rope knots can basically be divided into the following groups:

1. Bends - Joining two lines by intertwining them, without splicing, or sewing.
2. Hitches - A knot that secures a rope or line to another object.
3. Stopper – Used to bind strands at the end of a rope to stop fraying or unraveling. Also formed to stop a rope slipping through a hole or to provide a weight or handhold.
4. Bindings – Much like hitches. They are used to bind either lines or objects together. Their aim is to keep objects in place.
5. Splices – Describes the act of joining the ends, or the end and a standing part, of rope by interweaving strands. They are not knots in themselves.
6. Loops – Loops create structures used to tie, or secure, another object or line to another line. They can be formed at the end or midway a length of rope.
7. Plaits - Weaving several lines together to form a pattern and a cohesive structure.
8. Miscellaneous & Decorative – Knots that have decorative, dress or multiple category characteristics.