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.
