Portable marine anchoring device and portable fender

A fender for a vessel, the fender comprising:

• a flexible protection surface having a surface top and a surface back;
• a plurality of pockets formed on the surface top;
• a plurality of cushioning elements contained within the pockets;
• a gap positioned along a fold line between adjacent cushioning elements;
• a first attachment element attached to the surface back and configured to attach to a portion of the vessel;
• and
• a second attachment element configured to attach to the vessel at a location spaced from the first attachment element, wherein the first and second attachment elements cooperate to secure the fender to the vessel;
• wherein the second attachment element comprises an adjustable bungee cord;
• wherein the second attachment element comprises an adjustable bungee cord removably attached to a bungee cord connector;
• and
• the adjustable bungee cord comprises:
• a cord having a first end and a second end;
• a hook at the first end, the hook including a safety latch;
• and
• a connection device at the second end;
• wherein the hook is configured to removably connect to the connection device to form a loop, and
• wherein the adjustable bungee cord is removably connected to the bungee cord connector, and the safety latch is configured to prevent accidental decoupling when the bungee cord is attached to the bungee cord connector.

A fender for use with a vessel, the fender comprising:

• a protection surface having cushioning elements;
• a first attachment element configured to attach to a side portion of a vessel;
• and
• a second attachment element configured to attach to the vessel at a location spaced from the first attachment element,
• wherein the first and second attachment elements cooperate to secure the fender protection surface to the vessel;
• wherein the first attachment element is selected from the group consisting of at least one hook and at least two spaced-apart hooks that are each configured to attach to a rub rail of the vessel;
• hooks are removably engaged with the protection surface;
• wherein the first and second attachment elements are connected to the fender with a flexible connector that comprises a tether and the first and second attachment elements comprise of a hook with a safety latch configured to prevent accidental decoupling;
• and
• the protection surface is shaped such that its width at the location of the first attachment element is greater than its width at the location of the second attachment element.