About the Author

Colin Jarman is a sailor, a writer and a photographer, based in Colchester, Essex. He has sailed for 40 years and is the author of nine books on various aspects of sailing and seamanship, of which two on ropes and ropeworking have been top sellers. He has been a staff writer on Motor Boat and Yachting magazine and was Features Editor on Yachting Monthly before freelancing for the world's major boating magazines. He helped to launch and still writes for the only online sailing magazine, Sailing Now. ww.colinjarman.co.uk.

Reviews

Whether working on a hefty DIY project for the home...or wandering the wilderness, Colin Jarman's The Knot Tying Bible has a knot for that... And there are some knots...that are purely decorative, so practice them often to bring attention to your knot-tying prowess.-- (10/01/2013)