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Troop 239 is part of the
Chesapeake District of the
Baltimore
Area Council.
Disclaimer:
Troop 239 is not an official site of the BSA. Information
provided may not be complete or accurate and is the sole opinion of
Troop 239.
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Welcome to the Troop 239 Knot Challenge. To help our
Scouts to be more proficient at their knot tying skills, we
have created a Knot Challenge. The Scouts will have
the opportunity to be awarded various levels of Knot
Proficiency Rankings based upon their ability to demonstrate
a growing list of Scouting Knots.
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These
rankings are: |
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Knots
1-3 White Rope |
Knots
1-7 Black Rope |
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Knots
1-11 Green Rope |
Knots
1-15 Blue Rope |
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Knots
1-19 Red Rope |
Knots
1-25 Silver Rope |
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Knots
1-30 Gold Rope |
Other
Opportunities to follow |
 
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The
Knots are: |
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1)
Square Knot |
2) 2
Half Hitches |
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3)
Tautline Hitch |
4)
Bowline |
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5)
Timber Hitch |
6) Clove
Hitch |
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7) Sheet
Bend |
8) Sheep
Shank |
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9) Round
Turn w/ 2 Half Hitches |
10)
Double Sheet Bend |
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11)
Rolling Hitch |
12)
Fisherman's Knot |
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13)
Figure 8 Knot |
14)
Larks Head Knot |
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15)
Thief's Knot |
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More
knots to be added soon! |
Click here for a printable version of the above information!
"Knot tying. The fastest
recorded time for tying the six Boy Scout
Handbook knots (square knot, sheet bend,
sheepshank, clove hitch, round turn and two
half hitches, and bowline) on individual
ropes is 8.1 seconds, by Clinton R. Bailey,
Sr., of Pacific City, OR on April 13, 1977."
The Guiness Book of World Records,
Guiness Publishing Ltd., 1996, p. 459.
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updated: 27 December 2006
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