Daily Maritime Crossword
01 / JUN / 2026 · skippercheck.net/crossword
01 / JUN / 2026 · skippercheck.net/crossword
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⚓ Daily Maritime Crossword
01 / JUN / 2026 — everyone worldwide gets the same puzzle today. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.
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Yesterday's clues & answers — 31 / MAY / 2026
Newspaper-style: today's page publishes the full solution to Sunday's puzzle (15 maritime terms). Today's answers stay hidden until tomorrow — play the grid above, or replay Sunday's grid.
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- Multi-Function Display — a large chartplotter screen able to show radar, AIS, sonar, engine data, camera feeds, and char… (3) — MFD
- An arrangement of blocks and line that provides mechanical advantage (6) — TACKLE
- A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
- To sail a course that will clear a mark or obstacle without an additional tack (3) — LAY
- A brand of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre; as strong as steel wire but a fraction of the weight… (7) — DYNEEMA
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- A quay, pontoon, or berth where a vessel ties up — and also the act of bringing her alongside (4) — DOCK
- The periodic vertical rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun (4) — TIDE
- 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
- To tie down, lash, or make fast (6) — SECURE
- A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step in a planned route (8) — WAYPOINT
- A severe knock in which the boat is blown onto her side far enough that a spreader dips into the water (9) — KNOCKDOWN
- To route a line through a block, fairlead, or similar fitting (4) — LEAD
- The wires (standing rigging) and lines (running rigging) supporting and controlling the spars and sails (7) — RIGGING
- The outer edge of the deck, where the deck meets the topsides (4) — RAIL
- A two-masted rig similar to a ketch but with the (smaller) mizzenmast stepped aft of the rudder post; the mizzen is used… (4) — YAWL
Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.