Answer: bowline

AnswerCrossword Clue
BOWLINESailor's knot
BOWLINESail rope.
BOWLINEKind of knot
BOWLINEKnot that won't slip
bowlinesailing close-hauled
bowlineclose-hauled with sails well filled
bowlinerope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled
bowlineknot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope