To provide some hands-on practice with lines, enjoy some time learning and mastering the following essential knots, bends, and hitches. Each item links to a clear video animation how-to from "animated knots".   

• Figure 8

• Bowline

• Sheet Bend

• Rolling Hitch

• Clove Hitch

• Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches

• Reef Knot (Square Knot)

• Slippery Reef Knot

To try more ropework, visit: 

https://www.animatedknots.com/boating-knots