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Step 1
Position the standing end of the rope so that it points away from you. Bring the working end up to the right and over the standing end to form an overhand loop.
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Step 2
Bring the working end of the rope down and form a bight that will become the loop in the Dutch marine bowline. Push the working end through the overhand loop made in Step 1 from below.
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Step 3
Pull the working end in front of the standing end and bend it around the standing end before pushing it back through the loop made in Step 1. The final working end that goes through the overhand loop should be at least 12 times longer than the circumference of the rope.
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Step 4
Compare the Dutch marine bowline to the basic bowline. Ashley's Book of Knots claims the Dutch marine bowline to be inferior to the basic bowline, but other sources say the working end of a Dutch marine bowline is less likely to slip out.
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Step 5
You can use the Dutch marine bowline for a variety of boating applications though it is also is used in rock climbing, but in this case it is made more secure by retracing the course of the rope to make a rewoven Dutch marine bowline.
