Whenever you walk along a dock, look at the multitude of methods people use to tie-up. Some lines hooked to horn cleats look like they would release in the lightest breeze, while others look like it will take the owners 20 minutes to get underway. Some horn cleats have a hole in the middle and you will see where people have passed an eye splice through the hole and then put the eye around the cleat's horns. This is secure and "neat," but if there is a strong off-shore breeze, plan on leaving that line at the dock. When tieing up to horn cleats, the line should:

• be secure...obviously

• be able to be released or adjusted under strain

• be able to be released rapidly

• look "sharp"

By simply going once around the cleat, you have control of the boat in all but the most severe conditions, and with one cross-over plus one half hitch, you have all the friction needed to hold the line on the cleat.

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last update: 19 Mai, 2008  

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