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 Thursday's puzzle
(15 maritime terms).
Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or
replay Thursday's grid.
Across
A single-masted rig with a mainsail and a single headsail — the commonest modern configuration (5)
— SLOOP
Located inside the rail or within the hull of the boat (7)
— INBOARD
A two- or three-hook safety line attaching a crew member's lifejacket/harness to a jackline or strongpoint, preventing s… (6)
— TETHER
A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11)
— CENTERBOARD
The cooking area below decks, typically containing a gimballed stove, sink, refrigeration, and lockers (6)
— GALLEY
A small, heavy, triangular storm sail that replaces the mainsail on its own track or separate track in survival conditio… (7)
— TRYSAIL
Down
The left side of the boat when facing forward (4)
— PORT
(Also 'gybe') To change tack by turning the stern through the wind, allowing the mainsail and boom to swing across (4)
— JIBE
A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5)
— HATCH
A tapered hardwood or metal spike used to open the strands of a rope when splicing (3)
— FID
To hold, and keep tension on, the free end of a line while a winch grinder takes turns on the drum (4)
— TAIL
The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3)
— EBB
See jibe — a turn in which the stern passes through the wind (4)
— GYBE
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System — the integrated network of satellite and terrestrial radio services (VHF-DSC… (5)
— GMDSS
The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3)
— JIB
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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