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(on the ship, we use this method I had never seen before called the 'rolling hitch;' you make your initial hitch and then pull it straight to transfer the loop to the standing end of the line)

Indeed. One of the things my dad taught me, that I now teach my kids: Everyone needs to learn *how to* learn. Learning is a skill, in and of itself. What's shocked me most is how true it is, and how many people actually lack it.

When I suspect I'm telling/teaching someone something they already know, I acknowledge that with "So, the way I do it is..." which I think disarms the potential tension

Wait, is that what Ballantine beer was named for?

You are such a salty jack tar

So now I know what a Ballantine coil is 👍🙂

oh yeah this is the good stuff

Arise, ye Tarnished…

hey, that coil looks just fine. don't start worrying about the other hands and their perfect coils. I like your coil just the way it is.