A Piece of Rope
First of all, if you're going to be a sailor now, you'll have to learn that it is called "line", not "rope".
99 cents buys ten feet of 1/4" braided poly line (which floats) at Harbor Freight, or anywhere else. You never know what you might need it for, always have some on the boat somewhere. And if you're going to be a real mariner, learn to tie a bowline.
I can never remember.
