Sailor's hitch

The sailor's hitch is a secure, jam-proof hitch knot.^[1] A hitch knot is a type of knot that has the ability to fit to the size and shape of an object that it is being tied to.^[2]

Sailor's hitch
Category	Hitch
Releasing	Non-jamming

The sailor's hitch is similar in function and appearance to the swing hitch.

The sailor's hitch can be used in such a way that allows a smaller rope to be attached to a large rope. The smaller rope should be pulled to the left while the bight should go through the final tuck to form the final product of a sailor's hitch.

This knot can also serve the purpose of a cleat hitch.

There is another variation of the knot with several more turns that is called the gripping sailor's hitch.^[3] The gripping sailor's hitch is commonly confused with the icicle hitch, but it has distinctions with the last tuck of the knot that allows them to be different.^[4]

The sailor's knot is used in the following circumstances:

• search and rescue
• mountaineering
• climbing
• boating
• horse and livestock
• camping
• scouting^[1]

See also

• List of knots
• Sailor's knot
• Gripping sailor's hitch
• List of friction hitch knots