How to Tie a Bowline: The Most Important Knot at Sea
If you learn one knot at sea, make it this one. How to tie a bowline with the rabbit mnemonic, how to check it holds, and when a plain bowline needs backing up.
Mooring
Berthing and Unberthing
Bringing a ship alongside is the most exacting handling she does. The pivot point, the tide, the tugs, the lines that hold her, and how she springs off again