KNOTEN / Colin Jarman

This book, which has sold over 100,000 copies internationally, shows all the knots, loops, steaks, splices and rigging that are important in sailing practice.

The author Colin Jarman is an experienced sailor. He works as a freelance journalist (for the British sailing magazine Yachting Monthly, for example) and has already written numerous specialised books on the subject of knots.

Here he explains what the various knots are used for, on what occasions they are used and how you can learn to master them easily. Each knot is described in detail and illustrated with numerous photos.

The book also describes the materials used for ropes and their suitability for the various tasks. A basic book for all sailors and motorboat drivers.

Second, revised and expanded edition 2019.

96 pages, 300 photos and 103 drawings, format 13.5 x 21 cm, paperback. German edition.