This invention is a docking apparatus for small boats which secures the boat to a pier without use of ropes and fenders having two dock mounts securely affixed spaced apart to the pier and each having an elongated sleeve. Two docking poles each include a first end and a second end, and each have an extension arm which telescopes outwardly to reach the boat. The first ends are inserted within the elongated sleeve of the two docking mounts the second ends have a spring loaded snap clamp having an insertion opening. A stabilizer bar is secured centrally between the two docking poles. A pair of boat mounting cleats are attached to the boat and each have a hole. The insertion openings of the spring loaded snap clamps attach securely to the holes of the boat mounting cleats.