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Why do sailors tie knots?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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There are a lot of reasons for sailors to tie knots: So they don't lose their anchor, to stow their goods away, to haul sail, to tie the boat to the dock, to tie a smaller boat alongside, to make ladders with, to secure the ship's wheel during storms, and to give them something to hold onto when they ring the ship's bell. And to judge the speed of the water

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