How to tie a jury mast knot with animated help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a jury mast knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying jury mast 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 jury mast knots.

The Jury Mast Knot was essentially formed to provide three or four loops around a temporary mast to which stays can be attached. The Jury Mast knot does not attach or grab the spar or mast it is formed around and therefore requires a means to hold it in place. Although not as commonly used these days for these purposes, it is often used as a decorative knot.

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.