To create a bowline knot, form a loop in the rope, holding it with your fingers, before inserting the end of the rope into the tie-down anchor. Run the end of the rope that is above the loop you formed through the tie-down anchor and back down through the loop you formed. Take the end of the rope and put it behind the rope that is below the loop you're holding with your fingers and back up through the same loop.
The square knot can be one of the simplest knots to master. It's also one of the easiest to use if you are in a hurry. Thread the free end of the rope through the designated tie down mechanism and bring the rope back down towards you. Wrap the rope around itself to form a loop. and push the free end of the rope back through the loop but over the rope and pull tight. Bring back the free end of the rope down again and wrap the rope around itself again. Thread the free end of the rope through the loop again but under the rope this time and pull it through.
The sheetbend knot is helpful when you need to join two ropes together, as in the case if your tie-down rope is not quite long enough. It can also be helpful when the tie-down anchor already has a rope or line attached to it and you simply want to attach your tie down rope to the line that may already exist. Bend the first rope so it makes a "U" shape. Thread the free end of the second rope up under the bottom of the U and around the outside of the both the right and left side of the U. Thread it down under the second rope and over the bottom of the U-shaped rope. Both ends of the second rope should be pointed down from the bottom of the U shape of the first rope.
Figure-eight knots are useful for the very end of a rope piece or to stop rope from sliding around. Wrap the bottom of the rope up to form a loop with the free end of the rope wrapping around the back of the rope, over across the rope and down behind the loop. Form the end of the rope through the bottom loop and pull tight.
