sailing knots: how to tie a rolling hitch knot

Let me explain WHY. Expand this text folks.... This knot does not slip. You tie on to a second rope and it is like you have gripped it very very strongly. So strongly that you can pull as hard as you like on your rope and the knot will not budge.

When would you need this? Imagine you have landed on a beach and there is a handy rope running out into deep water. You want to tie your boat to it and you dont want your boat to slip out into deep water. It will do so if your knot slips along the rope. This knot won't.
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Also useful on a yacht where you have a rope jammed in a winch with what is called an over riding turn. You cant undo the problem at the winch unless you can pull really hard on the rope and release the tension. What you do is get a second rope and tie it to the jammed one with this knot, run this second rope into a second winch and tighten it. up. Because the knot will not slip you can take all the tension off the main rope. Then you can unscramble the mess at the winch.
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This is critical knowledge for all yachtsmen. An overriding turn is a potential game changer - if you dont know how to solve it you are in a real mess.

I have taken the video from the perspective of the person tying the knot. I think this is easier to follow.
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[WiiGeee]

its line not rope.