Knot of the Month- Cleat Wrap 

Not technically a knot, the cleat wrap is the single most-used technique for securing a boat to a dock. When properly done, the cleat wrap has the standing part passing under the farthest cleat prong, then wrapping around three-quarters of the base before starting a figure-eight weave, and finally ending with a single half-hitch that runs parallel with the first throw of the line over the cleat. This is the mark of a proper wrap.