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The cleat hitch. 🪢
One of the first things you learn, and one of the last things you stop getting wrong.
What was the first knot you ever learned?
How (not) to use the winch. 😏
28/05/2026
A few more frames from leg three of our Adventure Trip series. 📸⛵️
Every skipper was a nervous docker once.
The difference between then and now is practice, a good instructor, and knowing what to do when the wind has other ideas.
Have you ever had a docking moment you’d rather forget?
One motion. Two seconds. Fender free.
A good fender hitch isn’t meant to last forever. It’s meant to hold when you need it, and let go when you don’t. That’s seamanship in a single pull.
Which knot do you reach for first?
Ready about. Helm to lee. Lee ho.
Three commands that every sailor learns early and spends a lifetime getting right. Master them, and the whole boat moves with purpose.
Want to sail with confidence? Link in bio.
The boom doesn’t warn you. It doesn’t slow down. It doesn’t care how long you’ve been sailing.
A jibe done right is one of the most satisfying manoeuvres on the water. A jibe done wrong puts someone in the water, or worse.
Centre the main. Stay low. Hold to weather. And when you hear jibe ho, you move.
Want to learn it properly? Link in bio.
