22 / APR / 2026 · skippercheck.net/crossword
⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
22 / APR / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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You're looking at the 22 / APR / 2026 daily maritime crossword — a free nautical puzzle drawn from our 259-term corpus of COLREGs rules, VHF radio procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary. Every daily puzzle is deterministic — players worldwide saw exactly the same grid on 22 / APR / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.
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- The whole line-and-chain assembly linking the anchor to the boat (4) — RODE
- Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4) — DGPS
- A solid raised extension of the topsides above deck level, providing a barrier against falling overboard (7) — BULWARK
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- To reduce effective sail area in strong wind by rolling, folding, or partly lowering a sail (4) — REEF
- A short-lived increase in wind strength (4) — PUFF
- The principal sail set on the (main) mast of a sloop, cutter, ketch, or yawl (8) — MAINSAIL
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- A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
- The floor of a cockpit or cabin (4) — SOLE
- Weight — usually carried low in the keel — that lowers the centre of gravity and gives the boat stability and righting moment (7) — BALLAST
- A line rigged through a cringle a short way above the tack of the mainsail and pulled down to increase luff tension, fla… (10) — CUNNINGHAM
- A deck fitting — most commonly a horned or jam cleat — designed to hold a line under load (5) — CLEAT
- The fore-and-aft tilt of the mast relative to vertical (4) — RAKE
- A short-lived dip in wind speed (4) — LULL
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.