Abstract: Watercraft docking apparatus including a spreadable clamp attachable to a watercraft to be docked, an elongated pole attached at one end to the spreadable clamp, and structure attaching mechanism attached to an opposite end of the elongated pole. The spreadable clamp and the structure attaching mechanism are both designed to prevent lateral horizontal movement of the elongated pole.

Abstract: A mooring buoy comprising a buoyant body, an attachment point for attaching the buoy to a marine vessel, a controller, an RF communication device for receiving a vessel ID identifying the marine vessel and a movement sensor, wherein the controller is arranged to determine when the marine vessel is moored to the mooring buoy based on the received vessel ID and the movement sensor.

Abstract: An improved mooring whip support base mounted vertically to a dock piling one embodiment having the means to rotate a housing supporting an inserted flexible mooring whip pole and means to lock said rotated mooring whip pole in a vertical position clearing the mooring whip pole from interfering with a vessel when leaving or returning from a dock when released the said rotating housing and mooring whip pole is manually lowered down to a determined desired degree positioning the flexible mooring whip pole a line or rope attached to the mooring whip base through a pulley at the end of the mooring whip pole and attached to the boat cleat keeping a boat from contacting a dock and possible damage.

Abstract: A mooring whip made from a fiber reinforced bar is disclosed. The bar has an upper surface and a lower surface. A tapered, wedge shaped piece including the lower surface is removed to produce a tapered whip in which reinforcing fibers adjacent to the upper surface remain intact along the length of the whip. A mooring whip base comprising a receiver for receiving the base of the mooring whip is disclosed. The receiver is mounted for pivotal movement between two walls.

Abstract: A whip-style boat mooring apparatus, removably attachable to a standard dock cleat. The apparatus may include a second cleat, such that the apparatus provides both whip-style and standard cleat mooring from a single dock point. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a clam-shell type housing, with a profile substantially resembling the dock cleat, such that the apparatus can be clamped to the dock cleat and prevent rotational movement. The housing may include two opposing pieces, attachable to respective sides of the dock cleat. The housing may include a rotatably adjustable means for attaching a whip socket onto the housing.

Abstract: Mooring system arranged in a body of water for the mooring of multiple surface or semi-submersible vessels or platforms with a artificial seafloor grid designed as a mesh-like structure arranged in a substantially horizontal plane in the body of water. The artificial seafloor grid including means for attachment to said vessel or platform, and is mechanically coupled to the bottom of the sea using anchoring elements.

Abstract: A whip-style boat mooring apparatus, removably attachable to a standard dock cleat. The apparatus may include a second cleat, such that the apparatus provides both whip-style and standard cleat mooring from a single dock point. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a clam-shell type housing, with a profile substantially resembling the dock cleat, such that the apparatus can be clamped to the dock cleat and prevent rotational movement. The housing may include two opposing pieces, attachable to respective sides of the dock cleat. The housing may include a rotatably adjustable means for attaching a whip socket onto the housing.

Abstract: A fender hook for a boating vessel is provided. The fender hook includes a rigid core form having a leather outer covering and a sheep's wool interior lining. The fender hook is particularly designed for use with yachts having a relatively steep-pitched exterior hull wall. In further aspects, the fender hook may have a fishing rod holder or a mooring whip holder fixedly attached thereto.

Abstract: An adjustable boat whip assembly for maintaining a boat in spaced relation to a dock includes a boat whip, an elongate base member secured to the dock, a whip support member having a receptacle for receiving the boat whip in a generally upright position, and an interconnecting structure for attaching the support member to the base member so that the support member can move along the length of the base member. A fastener is further provided for locking the support member to the base member. In one embodiment of the invention, the base member of the boat whip assembly includes a structural tubular body having an upwardly extending top flange that is received in a slot provided in the support member. The arrangement is such that the support member is movable along the length of the base member.

Abstract: A mooring whip mounting base has a basal member for affixation to a docking structure, a holding member for holding a mooring whip for mooring a boat adjacent the docking structure, and a connecting structure for selective movement of the holding member to selectively move the mooring whip between a mooring position, wherein the mooring whip extends at a relatively shallow angle to a horizontal direction, and a more nearly vertical retracted position, wherein the mooring whip is retracted to gain ready access to the boat for boarding and better clearance for departure of the boat from the dock. A positive stop arrangement includes positive stops for limiting movement of the holding member to movement between positive first and second positions so as to positively determine the mooring and retracted positions of the mooring whip while facilitating selective movement of the mooring whip between the mooring and retracted positions.