Daily Maritime Crossword
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The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus · – words in grid
Newspaper-style: today's page publishes the full solution to Monday's puzzle
(15 maritime terms).
Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or
replay Monday's grid.
Across
A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5)
— WINCH
A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11)
— CENTERBOARD
To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3)
— LAY
To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4)
— EASE
A legacy unit of depth equal to six feet (1 (6)
— FATHOM
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — radar software that tracks targets automatically and computes CPA (closest point of appro… (4)
— ARPA
Down
The aerodynamic or hydrodynamic force generated by a sail or keel that drives the boat through the water (4)
— LIFT
A navigable stretch of water — usually marked with buoyage — where depth is sufficient for safe passage (7)
— CHANNEL
(Also 'gybe') To change tack by turning the stern through the wind, allowing the mainsail and boom to swing across (4)
— JIBE
The enclosed interior accommodation of the vessel (5)
— CABIN
Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3)
— MFD
The line of sight formed when two marks ashore line up, showing the centre of a channel or a transit bearing (5)
— RANGE
Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4)
— CREW
Toward, at, or behind the stern (3)
— AFT
Any pole that supports a sail — mast, boom, gaff, sprit, yard, whisker pole, or spinnaker pole (4)
— SPAR
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary —
or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.
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