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

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

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      1. To hire a vessel for a period — either bareboat (skipper and crew provided by hirer) or crewed (7) — CHARTER
      2. A floating aid to navigation, anchored in position to mark channels, dangers, or stations (4) — BUOY
      3. Digital Selective Calling — a feature of modern VHF and SSB radios that allows a pre-formatted digital distress alert, i… (3) — DSC
      4. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      5. Automatic Identification System — a VHF-based transponder network that continuously broadcasts a vessel's identity, posi… (3) — AIS
      6. A short-lived dip in wind speed (4) — LULL
      7. An engine-driven generator that converts mechanical rotation into alternating current, which on a yacht is then rectifie… (10) — ALTERNATOR

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      1. The upper corner of a sail; also, the marine toilet (4) — HEAD
      2. To let a sheet, halyard, or other line run out in a controlled manner (4) — EASE
      3. Under international rules a vessel is 'underway' whenever she is not at anchor, moored, aground, or made fast to the sho… (8) — UNDERWAY
      4. A line used to trim a sail — e (5) — SHEET
      5. A two- (or more) masted rig in which the foremast is equal to or shorter than the mainmast (8) — SCHOONER
      6. An electronic self-steering system that uses a heading or GPS input to drive a hydraulic ram, linear drive, or wheel mot… (9) — AUTOPILOT
      7. A piece of standing rigging running from a chainplate to the upper mast or spreader tip, supporting the mast laterally (6) — SHROUD
      8. Length Overall — the maximum fore-and-aft hull length, excluding bowsprits and pulpits unless specifically included (3) — LOA

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