Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for July 27, 2012

yeaah… we all know what that smile means :p

janis- the answer is rollerfurling with lines going back to the cockpit.

Learning a foreign language could be easier than learning the vocabulary needed to converse on a sailboat. With a foreign language you are learning how to say in a different way, about something you already know.A bowline puts a loop on a rope that retains about 90 percent of the breaking strength. Only an eye splice retains 100 percent of the breaking strength. My first eye splice on double braid rope took over three hours. After doing a dozen for the Easy-Jacks on my mizen sail I was down to less than 90 minutes. I have learned many useful knots since I learned to sail, evan a better way to tie a knot in shoe laces.

I learned all my knots in Scouts, but the most useful one I learned in the blueberry business, the tie down knot. Works great.

“Arrrrrgggghhhh!” When is talk like a pirate day anyway?

Does anyone know how to make a will not?

That’s why I like my high performance Donzi, a double half hitch and the name of the Tiki bar 80 miles up the Chesapeake will get me through!

Ropes can be used for fun and games.

@EggMan, I think that explains Janis’s smile in panel three, and also her disappointed expression in panel four. When the kid’s away, the parents will play.

Jute or velvet?

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/September 19th (every year) is International Talk Like A Pirate Day

[All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here]

I wouldn’t want to tie my jib sheet with an exploding knot.

Arlo, velvet handcuffs would have kept her interest a little longer. :^)

A bowline releases AFTER being under great stress.Unlike most other knots – also known as knifeknots.

This strip brought such a huge smile to my face, especially the 3rd panel. The first strip I ever read of this comic was the 4/10/08 strip (handcuffs) and I’ve enjoyed this comic ever since.

got the knots wrong. A bowline is a handy utility knot. It GETS STRONGER with strain.you might want to consider the trucker’s tiedown, or "highwayman’s hitch ". That’s quick release

Interesting timing on this…I just saw the “Fearful Symmetry” episode of the Inspector Lewis series.

Man who thinks of boats all the time has ship for brains.

Safe word! Safe word!

All these comments are “knot” funny

I think he meant a sheep’s shank. I holds under strain and releases when given slack. Never used one, but it was required to know when I was in boy scouts.

A little Shibari, Janis? Naughty girl.

Note to self: Do Knot Respond…Do Knot….

I like this comic when it goes into it’s subtle ‘mature’ content-subtle being the key word. But this one is a little too much for a comic, didn’t need that!

As cited earlier, a bowline does NOT give way easily under strain. It is fun to see knots in strip but please get it right.

Poor Janis — she hasn’t a clew.

I am surprised at how many people think this strip was about boats. Anybody else remember the handcuff key strip?

I love a good sheepshank!

I’m amazed. Arlo called it a line and not a rope. Good going JJ.