Gosh, all this talk about sailing reminds me of the old "KNOT" threads. I believe we all came to the consensus that the knot used on the garrott was tied by someone who knew what he was doing -- like a sailor. Hey, I'm just repeating what we said back then.

I lived in Huntington Beach as a kid (70's). Of course a new track home (largest one) was $30,000 at the time. gag.