Essential Sailing Knots Step-by-Step Infographic

Numbered steps infographic titled "Essential Sailing Knots". 5 numbered step cards in sequence in a clean vertical instructional-manual layout, focused on sailing use cases. Nautical navy and cream palette, precise rope texture, anatomically correct rope geometry, clear loop and standing-end orientation, high legibility. Step 1: clear visual of tying a Bowline, heading in English: "Bowline", one-line caption in English: "Make a fixed loop that will not slip under load." Step 2: clear visual of a Figure-Eight knot, heading in English: "Figure-Eight", one-line caption in English: "Tie a reliable stopper knot to prevent the rope from running free." Step 3: clear visual of a Clove Hitch around a post or rail, heading in English: "Clove Hitch", one-line caption in English: "Fasten quickly to a post for temporary holding." Step 4: clear visual of a Sheet Bend joining two ropes, heading in English: "Sheet Bend", one-line caption in English: "Join two ropes, especially when they are different sizes." Step 5: clear visual of a Reef Knot, heading in English: "Reef Knot", one-line caption in English: "Secure a bundle or sail tie with a flat binding knot." Add a small seamanship tip callout in English: "Dress knots neatly and check for correct alignment before loading." Include subtle labels for rope parts where helpful: "standing end", "working end", "loop". Clean instructional illustration, manual-diagram style, no cluttered background, simple nautical accents only. All text rendered cleanly in English, no spelling errors, no gibberish characters, no graphic gore, no watermarks Anatomically correct rope geometry. For climbing knots, include critical-safety callout — "always have knot checked by a partner".