What's New

***HUGE 2.0 UPGRADE***

• A completely brand new User Interface makes the experience of using the app even more enjoyable

• Full iOS 4.3 Compatible

• Performance increases

• Bug Fixes


We hope you enjoy the new version. Please rate 5 stars in iTunes as this really helps to keep the updates coming.

Please Note: If you like the old User Interface please don't upgrade

App Description

‘Knots, Splices and Rope Work HD’ is the complete original 1917 classic treatise by A. Hyatt Verrill, the renowned American inventor, author, illustrator, archaeologist, explorer, zoologist and friend of former President Theodore Roosevelt. (If you know of anything else Hyatt was involved in please let us know :-)

This App will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, scouts, sailors, rockclimbers, bushwalkers, fishermen and anyone interested in exploring the uses and history of knots.

This App includes scrollable text of descriptions and 154 diagrams of classic knots, splices and rope work to help you learn and practice the art of knot making.

If you are planning to circumnavigate the world solo in a yacht, we strongly recommend you buy this App as part of your preparation. If not, you might still enjoy it.

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 2.0