My Nonno (my grandfather!) learned to make nautical knots over 70 years ago while working on a fishing ship in Sicily. His older brother taught him how to make them, and now he is teaching me. Each ...

A version of this story ran in The Virginian-Pilot on Sept. 14, 2005. Hurricane or no, we’re in for a blow. Time to start thinking about how to secure the woodpile or lash the garbage cans to a tree.

Like many scouts, 18-year-old Zander Arnold joined the Cubs Scouts in the second grade, hoping to someday reach Eagle Scout status. “I knew I wanted to be an Eagle Scout from the beginning,” Arnold ...

Animated Knots is a perfect site for learning everything about knots: how to tie them, what they’re for, and how to choose the best knot for a specific job. The site lists 196 knots for ropes, straps, ...

Do you know what a sheepshank is? How about a sheet bend, a carrick bend, a clove hitch or an Eskimo bowline? Not familiar with Western culture? Then perhaps you know the Pan Chang, Chinese button or ...

It is an ancient craft practiced for centuries by mariners on long journeys across vast oceans, learning and refining the skills needed to be *** competent seaman or not tying was *** way for sailors ...