Belaying from vessel

[copaco]

I’m trying to get back to a video where a woman patroller ,in Florida I believe,arrives from a mission and ties up the small Boston Whaler(?) by belaying figure of 8’s from the craft (not the Coast Guard ,some association).

[Sailmonkey]

This?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2V-RKHtBIFg

[copaco]

Same idea but the one I saw was from abord the boat while docking.

[CaptTom]

That wasn't all that fast. Any experienced dock hand (and most CG crew members) can do that. Just takes a bit of practice.

[StuM]

And it's not a proper cleat hitch either, it's just a mess of loops and half hitches. I'd tell her to come back and tie it properly.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by StuM

And it's not a proper cleat hitch either, it's just a mess of loops and half hitches. I'd tell her to come back and tie it properly.

The "cowboy cleat hitch" as I call it is a crowd pleaser trick and some dock hands are amazingly good at it (the girl in the video got it done, but was slow and took a few tries), but it aint a proper cleat hitch...or course neither is most of the spaghetti you see on dock cleats.