Re: What is the proper knot to use to tie to a docking circle.
Yup- if there's one knot you should learn to tie, it's a bowline.
Ayuh,... I use it all the time when I need a Loop in the end of a line,...
When faced with a Ring, instead of a Cleat,...
I use what I was told is an Electrician's Loop,...A loop in a loop...
Push through the ring a loop, then another loop through the loop you just made, then another loop through the loop you just made, etc, for as Long as you'd like...
For total security, put the tag end through your last loop,... It'll never give up...
Or, I leave the tag end laying, so that when time to fly, you just Pull the tag end,+ the loops all disappear,+ your Untied....