That is the proper way to
cleat off a
line. BTW, the angle formed by the standing part of the
line and the
cleat body should always be less than 90˚, since if it is larger than 90˚, you've lead the
line to the wrong end of the
cleat and there's a much greater chance that the
line can jam under a load.
IMHO, there really aren't any benefits to additional wraps of the
line around the
cleat or extra figure eights. They just increase the chance that the
line will jam and make it much more difficult to release the
line.
If you're not cleating off the
line, but using the
cleat to provide leverage, then you should probably do what danjarch has mentioned above... the final turn with the bitter end tucked under would be a problem to release in a hurry.
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