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02 / MAY / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.

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      You're looking at the 02 / MAY / 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 02 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. Search and Rescue Transponder — an emergency device that, when triggered by an X-band radar pulse, replies with a 12-dot… (4) — SART
      2. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      3. The weighted vertical fin beneath the hull that resists leeway and, through its ballast, keeps the boat upright; modern… (4) — KEEL
      4. An athwartships interior wall that stiffens the hull and subdivides the internal space (8) — BULKHEAD
      5. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      6. The generic term at sea for any rope in use (4) — LINE
      7. United States Coast Guard — the US federal service responsible for maritime safety, security, and SAR (4) — USCG
      8. A short line led directly from the vessel to the dock, holding the hull close alongside (10) — BREASTLINE

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      1. To hold, and keep tension on, the free end of a line while a winch grinder takes turns on the drum (4) — TAIL
      2. The upper corner of a sail; also, the marine toilet (4) — HEAD
      3. A large headsail whose clew overlaps the mast, giving extra upwind drive compared with a working jib (5) — GENOA
      4. To propel a boat with a single oar worked side-to-side through a notch or rowlock in the transom (5) — SCULL
      5. A long cone or series of small cones streamed on a bridle from the stern in very heavy weather to slow the boat, keep he… (6) — DROGUE
      6. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
      7. The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB

      Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.