Boat cleat for securing a boat to a boat dock

A cleat for quickly and efficiently securing a boat to a boat dock comprising:

• a brace contoured to fit against a piling of the dock and extend partially around an outer surface of the piling when the brace is fitted in place, wherein a spool is affixed to the brace at each end of the brace, with one end of a strap being fastened to the spool and the end of the strap being extendable about another spool for an end portion of a free end of the strap to overlap;
• an adjustable strap one end of which attaches to one end of the brace with an opposite, free, end of the strap being fitted about an other end of the brace for the end portion of the free end of the strap, when fitted about said other end of the brace, to overlap;
• overlapping portions of the free end of the strap secured together to secure the brace to the piling;
• and,
• an anchor projecting from an outer face of the brace and to which an anchor rope attached to the boat is secured, once the brace is secured to the piling, to secure the boat to the dock.