The bowline pronounced boh-lin and pictured at top is a knot thats used to form a fixed loop on the end of a rope.

Tugboat bowline. Its often called the King of Knots due to its versatility strength and stability. Heres the best explanation I could find with search but I cant follow it. Tug Boat Bowline.

This could be extremely helpful if someone falls overboard or theres some other situation when you need a loop in the end of a rope RIGHT NOW. The loop may pass around or through an object during the tying of the knot. He calls this version a tugboat bowline He stands with arms spread and one foot on the rope and with a quick flip jerk hes got a useful knot and a loop in the end of the line.

A bowline knot forms a fixed loop at one end of a line. The Flying Bowline goes by a few names. The Bowline is a knot that creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope.

Bowline Tugboat Earrings. Its one of the most well known and important knots used in boating and sailing. The Flying or Tugboat Bowline is similar to the ancient bowline chuckling at Wikipedias description but it is a slightly modified version of the king of knots Heres a great clip with the simple Boy Scout explanation of the Bowline along with a demonstration of the Yosemite finish.

The Tugboat version is when you take a line starting with your left hand grab a line with about 3 feet of tail and have the standing part lead away to your right. In picture 3 of Tugboat A if you take the main loop and give it a twist then youll have the Artillery Loop. This is SFS Tugboat Bowline by DW on Vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Tugboat B is sometimes referred to as the Flying Bowline. Its relatively easy to tie and more importantly easier to untie. The Tugboat Bowline is apparently referred to as the Speed Bowline in Knot Throwing by Bill Fry and Becky Rosada.