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

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      You're looking at the 30 / 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 30 / MAY / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. To propel a boat with a single oar worked side-to-side through a notch or rowlock in the transom (5) — SCULL
      2. A nautical map showing coastlines, depths, aids to navigation, and hazards (5) — CHART
      3. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      4. The forwardmost structural member of the hull — the bow's leading edge (4) — STEM
      5. To remove water from inside the vessel, traditionally with a bucket or scoop (4) — BAIL
      6. In the water behind the vessel, or moving backwards (6) — ASTERN

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      1. The vertical distance from the waterline to the deepest part of the keel — the minimum water depth the vessel needs to float (5) — DRAFT
      2. 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
      3. The mostly horizontal upper surface of the hull (4) — DECK
      4. A line used to trim a sail — e (5) — SHEET
      5. The upper corner of a sail; also, the marine toilet (4) — HEAD
      6. A microwave ranging system that bounces a rotating pulse off targets and displays their bearing and range; modern broadb… (5) — RADAR
      7. Weight — usually carried low in the keel — that lowers the centre of gravity and gives the boat stability and righting moment (7) — BALLAST
      8. Global Positioning System — the US satellite constellation whose signals let a receiver compute its position, heading, a… (3) — GPS

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