MAKING FAST ALONGSIDE

	A round turn and two half hitches (A) is a good knot to use for mooring lines as it can be released under load. A howlini' (B) tied like this can rub back and forth on the ring and chafe through. A round turn together with a bowline (C) is kinder on the rope.

Try to avoid cleating one rope on top of another, as each line cannot be released separately. Likewise, if eyes are threaded through each other, they can be released in any order.

	ALLOWING FOR THE TIDAL RISE AND FALL

Mooring lines at least 3 times the expected rise in tide are needed. Also, care must be taken that a rising mooring line (A) will not dislodge a fender. Sometimes, fender boards (B) are needed to span the piles on a quayside.