Knot for Robands

[Ian McColgin]

I use the reef (square) knot because it's easy to tie and secure. The Ashly and Carrick bends are not readily tied while hanging on the boom with the boat lurching in the stark and dormy. The simplest loop and toggle - a figure eight at one end and a figure eight on a bight at the other - works perfectly but does not look so well as a nice eye and button.