The Zeppelin Bend:  because sheet bends suck! By Chris Mehlin

Chris Mehlin is the owner of Solla Sollew, a Cheoy Lee 27, with an active interest in all things keelboat. Congratulations on your engagement, Chris!

The sheet bend is the standard way to join two ropes, yet the knot tends to snag things and also tends to flog loose. Enter the Zeppelin Bend. It is a very secure knot; the ends come out perpendicularly, resisting snagging, and it is fairly simple both to tie and untie. Brion Toss (The Rigger’s Apprentice) gives the knot very high ratings. It was, according to Jim Magliulo, invented in the 1930’s by Commander Charles Rosenthal as the knot with which to secure the U.S. Airship Los Angeles.

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