Editing Sailing (section)

=== Management of lines ===
The following knots are commonly used to handle ropes and lines on sailing craft:<ref>{{Cite book|last=Snyder, Paul.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1124534665|title=Nautical knots illustrated|date=2002|publisher=International Marine|others=Snyder, Arthur.|isbn=978-0-07-170890-6|edition=Rev.|location=Camden, Me.|oclc=1124534665}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Moreau|first1=Patrick|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1030579528|title=Marine Knots : How to Tie 40 Essential Knots|last2=Heron|first2=Jean-Benoit|publisher=Harper Design|year=2018|isbn=978-0-06-279776-6|location=New York|pages=|oclc=1030579528}}</ref>
* [[Bowline]] – forms a loop at the end of a rope or line, useful for lassoing a piling.
* [[Cleat hitch]] – affixes a line to a [[Cleat (nautical)|cleat]], used with docking lines.
* [[Clove hitch]] – [[Two half-hitches|two half hitches]], used for tying onto a post or hanging a [[Fender (boating)|fender]].
* [[Figure-eight knot|Figure-eight]] – a stopper knot, prevents a line from sliding past the opening in a fitting.
* [[Rolling hitch]] – a [[Taut-line hitch|friction hitch onto a line]] or a spar that pulls in one direction and slides in the other.
* [[Sheet bend]] – joins two rope ends, when improvising a longer line.
* [[Reef knot]] or square knot – used for reefing or storing a sail by tying two ends of a line together.

Lines and halyards are typically coiled neatly for stowage and reuse.<ref>{{cite book|title=Competent Crew: Practical Course Notes|publisher=Royal Yachting Association|year=1990|isbn=978-0-901501-35-6|location=Eastleigh, Hampshire|pages=32–43}}</ref>