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

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      You're looking at the 09 / 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 09 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL
      2. To haul a sail to windward so the wind fills the wrong side, stopping the boat or driving it astern (4) — BACK
      3. Vertical metal posts bolted to the deck edge that support the lifelines (10) — STANCHIONS
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. A large, usually closable opening in the deck or coachroof for access, ventilation, or light (5) — HATCH
      6. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972, amended) — the body of rules governing rights of w… (7) — COLREGS
      7. A permanent ground tackle — anchor, chain, and buoy — to which a vessel can secure instead of deploying her own anchor (7) — MOORING
      8. A piston or snap hook used to attach the luff of a foresail at intervals along the forestay (4) — HANK

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      1. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA
      2. In the IALA Region B buoyage system (USA, parts of the Americas, Japan, Korea, Philippines), an odd-numbered green cylin… (3) — CAN
      3. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM
      4. To adjust the tension and alignment of the standing rigging so the mast stands straight and the sails set correctly (4) — TUNE
      5. Toward, at, or behind the stern (3) — AFT
      6. The curved extension of a sail's area aft of a straight line drawn from head to clew (5) — ROACH
      7. To put away neatly and securely (4) — STOW

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