"The briefing is the dive before the dive." If you're still chasing signatures during the briefing, you've burned your best 10 minutes on deck.
A waiver link in every booking confirmation means guests sign the night before — and a completed PDF lands in a folder organized by date before anyone reaches the dock. No clipboard. No "I'll sign when we get back." No delay while you're trying to brief.
At four departures a day, that's the difference between a DM starting the morning on the boat and starting it at the printer.
The build:
Smartwaiver ($19/mo Basic — 100 signed waivers a month) — build your waiver once, copy the shareable link.
Paste the link into your booking confirmation email — in your booking platform's template settings, or a Gmail template if you're still sending confirmations by hand.
Smartwaiver emails you a completed PDF per signature, auto-organized by date.
No Zapier required.
What are you currently using for waivers — Smartwaiver, your platform's built-in tool, or still on clipboards? Hit reply. I'm curious what's actually out there.
— Dave
P.S. You'll still get one guest who prints it, fills it out in pen, and tries to hand it to you at the dock. Some things can't be automated.