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

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      You're looking at the 03 / 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 03 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. The direction, expressed in degrees, in which the vessel is being steered (6) — COURSE
      2. A drum with a handle (manual) or motor (electric/hydraulic) that provides mechanical advantage when sheeting or hoisting… (5) — WINCH
      3. A hybrid between a genoa and a spinnaker — an asymmetric downwind sail flown from a bowsprit or tack line, easier to han… (8) — GENNAKER
      4. Differential GPS — a GPS that uses correction signals from ground or satellite-based reference stations to refine accura… (4) — DGPS
      5. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      6. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      7. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL

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      1. A vessel filled with water but still floating (7) — SWAMPED
      2. The line of sight formed when two marks ashore line up, showing the centre of a channel or a transit bearing (5) — RANGE
      3. (Also 'gybe') To change tack by turning the stern through the wind, allowing the mainsail and boom to swing across (4) — JIBE
      4. The vertical spar — originally timber, today commonly aluminium or carbon — from which the mainsail is hoisted (4) — MAST
      5. Tangled, jammed, or caught up (6) — FOULED
      6. The outgoing phase of the tide, when water level is falling and the flow runs seaward (3) — EBB
      7. The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
      8. Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST

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