You are welcome to your opinion, but I think that is a rediculous statement.
A granny knot is clearly a knot done in error, but two half hitches can be a
very handy knot if a line needs to be tied or released while under a load.
I usually tie the half hitches after two or three turns around the piling.

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Two half hitches is an almost useless knot. There are variants that
are vastly superior, but two half hitches by itself is about as useful
as a granny.

Garland Gray II wrote:
I'd put two half hitches on that list, right behind the bowline

"MMC" wrote in message
m...

I agree with advocates of the bowline for the following reasons: 1) it

will

not come untied until you want it to, 2) when you want it to- you can

untie

it, and 3) it devalues the breaking strain of the line less than other
knots. In this I mean that if a line is put under heavy strain, it will
break at the knot before it reaches it's stated breaking point because
of
the bends required to form the knot will break first.
I'm a firm believer that a boater only needs 3 knots; bowline, clove

hitch,

and square; along with a good idea of when to use each and the ability
to

do

so quickly.
MMC (Navy coxswain, Navy and commercial diver, sailor, and all around

nosey

*******)

"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
. ..

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:36:43 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:


What's the best knot for attaching the sheets to the jib? Gotta be
something better than the "pesky wabbit around the tree and down the

hole"

knot.

Are you really having trouble making a bowline? Sure, you can use
other
knots to tie sheets to the jib. But they're going to be just as
"pesky"
and if you're a sailor, you should know how to make a bowline quickly
anyway.

Steve