Schooners have enough ropes that whippings and splices are fairly common tasks.

In the picture above, I am putting an eye splice (loop) in a double-braided forestaysail sheet.


Above, Jean (left) is putting an eye splice in the three-strand fisherman sheet, and Carolina is practicing her eye splice.


Below, Carolina is enjoying a sunny day while putting a whipping (wrapping and sewing thread around the end of a rope to prevent fraying) on the end of the jib halyard as we continue sailing south.