Coiling

Wet ropes should be dried slowly, keep all ropes away from abrasive dirt and grit. Do not tread on ropes. Coil them, kink-free, to carry them or hang them up. the Alpine coil (1-3) is taught to climbers. Dinghy sailors and blue-water yachtsmen alike learn to put surplus sail halyard safely out from underfoot -onto the cleat or pin to which it is already made fast- with a twisted bight (4-5). storekeepers use a figure eight coil (6-8).