Knot Tying Relay

Left to Right: Bowline -Slip Knot -Timber Hitch -Square Knot -Taut Line Hitch -Clove Hitch -Packers Knot -Two Half Hitches

Click on knots (below) for "how to tie".

• Bowline (Running)
  

• Slip Knot

• Timber Hitch

• Square Knot

• Taut Line Hitch

• Clove Hitch

• Packers Knot

• Two Half Hitches

All knots will be worked on a pole.

Scoring Times:
3 ½ minutes or faster                                        12 points
3 ½ - 4 minutes                                                10 points
4 – 5 minutes                                                     8 points
5 minutes or longer                                           4 points

Scoring Knots Tied:
Each knot tied correctly                                   2 points
Each knot tied incorrectly                                0 points
If Pathfinder doesn’t try to tie the knot              0 point

First Place                    26-28 points
Second Place                 20-25 points
Third Place                   16-19 points
Fourth Place                 15 or less points

Team:  4 – 8 Pathfinders

Ropes will be placed on the ground, approx. 40 feet from the starting line near the pole they will tie the knots around. Pathfinders will stand single file and perpendicular to the start line approx. 40 feet from pole.
     At the signal, one Pathfinder (one at a time) will run up to the pole and will be given (audibly) a knot to tie by the judge. The Pathfinder ties the randomly selected knot around the pole and returns to the starting line to tag the hand of the next Pathfinder, who then in turn runs to the pole and ties the next knot that the judge gives him/her.
     When all knots are completed, the team should stand behind the starting line until given a signal from the judge. All knots must be tied around the pole and cannot fall loose.