# SBF - All Knots (Sport boat) — Learn all sailing knots

> Learn all sailing knots (iPhone/iPad app by Jan Merlin Stottmeister.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sbf-all-knots-sport-boat/id6747616151 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jan Merlin Stottmeister](https://appshunter.io/developer/1800552940)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 93 MB
- Languages: English, German
- Released: 2025-06-25
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sbf-all-knots-sport-boat/id6747616151/reviews.md

## What is SBF?

Learn all the important sailing, recreational boating, and nautical knots for your recreational boating license. Simple, step-by-step, and interactive.
Whether for your recreational boating license for sea or inland waters, or for safe sailing and motorboating, with this app you'll master all the relevant knots and nautical knots in no time.
In the app, you will find all exam-relevant knots with clear videos that are divided into individual steps. You can jump forward or backward at any time and learn at your own pace. In addition, you will receive background information on each knot and learn what it is used for. This is particularly important for the exam.

- All exam-relevant knots: Perfectly prepared for the driver's license exam
- Videos in clear steps: Each knot is shown and explained step by step
- Jump forward and backward: Learn at your own pace
- Background knowledge: Learn what each knot is used for

The app covers the knots for the German recreational boat license for sea and inland waters and the motor and sailing boat license Cat. A/D in Switzerland. With this license, you are allowed to operate sailing and motor boats up to 15 meters in length. The recreational boat license is internationally recognized in many countries, for example in Croatia, Spain, Italy, or Greece, and makes you fit for any area.
The app is perfect for everyone:

- Sailors
- Motorboat operators
- Candidates for the recreational boat license
- Anyone who wants to brush up on their knot-tying skills

Start preparing now and become confident in all the important sailing and recreational boating knots.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SBF Knots Premium | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-31

Fixed in typo and added a video to highlight features of the exam prep quiz

### 1.0 — 2026-02-17

Are you still feeling uncertain about your exam? Use the new “Quiz” feature so that you are not only asked about knots at random, but also the other way around: The examiner can also ask you “Which knot do you use to connect two lines of equal strength?”. You can now also practice the maneuver signals that are tested in the practical exam here!

### 0.6 — 2025-08-25

Internal optimizations

### 0.5.2 — 2025-07-31

Fixed an issue where you would not be able to move to a previous step after finishing the tutorial for two knots.

### 0.5.1 — 2025-06-25

No release notes.

## More apps by Jan Merlin Stottmeister

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- [GPX to Maps Converter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gpx-to-maps-converter/id6760977553)

All apps by Jan Merlin Stottmeister: https://appshunter.io/developer/1800552940

## Related topics

[sailing knots](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sailing-knots) · [knots boating](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/knots-boating) · [boating knots](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/boating-knots)

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